Re: ns network simulator licenses
On Monday 30 July 2001 6:33 pm, you wrote:
> > > * Copyright (c) 2000, Nortel Networks.
> > > * All rights reserved.
> > > *
> > > * License is granted to copy, to use, to make and to use derivative
> > > * works for research and evaluation purposes.
> > > *
> > > * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
> > > * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
> > > * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> > > *
>
> This only allows copying etc. for research and evaluation purposes.
> These restrictions put it into non-free.
I've just grepped the source, and the only reference I can find to Nortel is
the diffserv module which is licensed as below.
Looks like another old style BSD license, so maybe the ns maintainers forgot
to update the COPYRIGHT file.
/*
* Copyright (c) 2000 Nortel Networks
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
* are met:
* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
* must display the following acknowledgement:
* This product includes software developed by Nortel Networks.
* 4. The name of the Nortel Networks may not be used
* to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
* specific prior written permission.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY NORTEL AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL NORTEL OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* Developed by: Farhan Shallwani, Jeremy Ethridge
* Peter Pieda, and Mandeep Baines
* Maintainer: Peter Pieda <ppieda@nortelnetworks.com>
*/
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