libkrb53 - odd license term
Part of /usr/share/doc/libkrb53/copyright:
The following copyright and permission notice applies to the
OpenVision Kerberos Administration system located in kadmin/create,
kadmin/dbutil, kadmin/passwd, kadmin/server, lib/kadm5, and portions
of lib/rpc:
Copyright, OpenVision Technologies, Inc., 1996, All Rights Reserved
WARNING: Retrieving the OpenVision Kerberos Administration system
source code, as described below, indicates your acceptance of the
following terms. If you do not agree to the following terms, do not
retrieve the OpenVision Kerberos administration system.
You may freely use and distribute the Source Code and Object Code
compiled from it, with or without modification, but this Source
Code is provided to you "AS IS" EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WARRANTY,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT WILL OPENVISION HAVE ANY LIABILITY
FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SOURCE
CODE, OR THE FAILURE OF THE SOURCE CODE TO PERFORM, OR FOR ANY
OTHER REASON.
OpenVision retains all copyrights in the donated Source Code. OpenVision
also retains copyright to derivative works of the Source Code, whether
created by OpenVision or by a third party. The OpenVision copyright
notice must be preserved if derivative works are made based on the
donated Source Code.
***
The second paragraph is very questionable, even if the terms being "agreed
to" are free.
"OpenVision also retains copyright to derivative works of the Source Code,
whether created by OpenVision or by a third party" seems like it tries to
claim copyright in parts of derived works that they didn't create.
Thoughts?
--
Glenn Maynard
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