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diablo license



[Please Cc: me, I'm not subscribed to this list.]

Can somebody confirm that clause 5 is allowed by of DFSG and OSD (on
the web site the authors states this is open source software)?




			  COPYRIGHT FILE FOR DIABLO

    This entire archive, except for pieces explicitly labeled with another
    copyright, is (c)Copyright 1996-1999, Matthew Dillon.

    Some portions Copyright (C) 1998-2000 by Joe Greco and sol.net Network
    Services.  Portions not bearing explicit conditions for redistribution
    and use are distributed under the terms described in this file.

    Some portions Copyright (C) 2000-2001 by Russell Vincent.
    Portions not bearing explicit conditions for redistribution
    and use are distributed under the terms described in this file.

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 acknowledgment:
This product includes UNIX software developed by Matthew Dillon and other
contributors.
4. Neither Matthew Dillon's name nor the names of other contributors
   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
   without specific prior written permission.
5. When this software or any work derived from this software is used in a 
   commercial product or bundled with a commercial product, the vendor must 
   also produce the program this software is derived from for either the Linux 
   or FreeBSD operating systems.  The Linux or FreeBSD version of the product
   must be sold for substantially the same amount of money as the product
   for other platforms, and the Linux or FreeBSD releases must be kept up to
   date with the releases for other platforms.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``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 MATTHEW
DILLON OR OTHER 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.


-- 
ciao,
Marco



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