On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 05:49:02PM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > Hi, > > I want to package tqsllib and trustedqsl, which are a ham radio > application. However the DFSGness is not clear to me so I welcome your > comments. It appears to me to be similar to the BSD including the > advertising clause. How do we deal with that scenario these days? This is DFSG-free, but GPL-incompatible, so beware of linking problems. Generally speaking, BSDish licenses are free, but the ones with the advertising clauses or other requirements violate GPL section 6. [License left inline for further commentary] > License Terms and Conditions > > Copyright (C) 2001-2003 American Radio Relay League, Inc. 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. Any redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright > notice, this list of conditions and the disclaimer shown in Paragraph 7 > (below). > > 2. Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > notice, this list of conditions and the disclaimer shown in Paragraph 7 > (below) in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the > distribution. > > 3. Products derived from or including this software must include the > following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by > the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated for use in the Logbook of > the World project." > > 4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software > must display the following acknowledgment: "This product includes > software developed by the American Radio Relay League, Incorporated for > use in the ARRL Logbook of the World project." > > 5. Products derived from or including this software may not use "Logbook > of the World" or "LoTW" or any other American Radio Relay League, > Incorporated trademarks or servicemarks in their names without prior > written permission of the ARRL. See Paragraph 8 (below) for contact > information. > > 6. Use of this software does not imply endorsement by ARRL of products > derived from or including this software and vendors may not claim such > endorsement. > > 7. Disclaimer: This software is provided "as-is" without representation, > guarantee or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including > but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or of > fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and > performance of the software is solely with you. Should the software > prove defective, you (and not the American Radio Relay League, its > officers, directors, employees or agents) assume the entire cost of all > necessary servicing, repair or correction. In no event will ARRL be > liable to you or to any third party for any damages, whether direct or > indirect, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or > consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use such > software, regardless of whether ARRL has been advised of the possibility > of such damages. > > 8. Contact information: > > American Radio Relay League, Inc. > Attn: Logbook of the World Manager > 225 Main St > Newington, CT 06111 > voice: 860-594-0200 > fax: 860-594-0259 > email: logbook@arrl.org > Worldwide Web: www.arrl.org/lotw > > This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many > individuals on behalf of the ARRL. More information on the "Logbook of > The World" project and the ARRL is available from the ARRL Web site at > www.arrl.org/lotw. -- Brian M. Carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.ath.cx> 0x560553e7
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