Maia Mailguard License
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There has been a RFP[1] out for Maia Mailguard[2] for quite some time
now, and as we[3] use it to handle our clients spam/virus filtering, I
was seriously considering packing it for Debian.
The license on Maia isn't very nice (see bottom or [4]) from what I can
tell. It seems a little BSD-ish with an extra clause about branding
(clause 4). I'm not that skilled with legal-speak, and I was wondering
if someone could clear up if this the DFSG compatible, or whether it
would need to be relicensed to get into Debian.
Thank you very much,
- -- Christopher Sacca
[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2004/06/msg00197.html
[2] http://www.maiamailguard.com/
[3] http://www.thecsl.org
[4] http://www.maiamailguard.com/license.php
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MAIA MAILGUARD LICENSE v.1.0
Copyright 2004 by Robert LeBlanc <rjl@renaissoft.com> All rights reserved.
PREAMBLE
This License is designed for users of Maia Mailguard ("the Software")
who wish to support the Maia Mailguard project by leaving "Maia
Mailguard" branding information in the HTML output of the pages
generated by the Software, and providing links back to the Maia
Mailguard home page. Users who wish to remove this branding information
should contact the copyright owner to obtain a Rebranding License.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The "Software" refers to Maia Mailguard, including all of the associated
PHP, Perl, and SQL scripts, documentation files, graphic icons and logo
images.
GRANT OF LICENSE
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. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if
any, must include the following acknowledgment:
~ "This product includes software developed by Robert LeBlanc
~ <rjl@renaissoft.com>."
Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
4. At least one of the following branding conventions must be used:
~ a. The Maia Mailguard logo appears in the page-top banner of
~ all HTML output pages in an unmodified form, and links
~ directly to the Maia Mailguard home page; or
~ b. The "Powered by Maia Mailguard" graphic appears in the HTML
~ output of all gateway pages that lead to this software,
~ linking directly to the Maia Mailguard home page
~ <img src="http://www.maiamailguard.com/images/poweredbymaia.gif";>
~ c. Rebranding License
~ is obtained from the copyright owner, exempting the Licensee
~ from 4(a) and 4(b), subject to the additional conditions laid out
~ in that license document.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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 THE COPYRIGHT OWNER
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.
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