cl-typesetting license
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Hello,
While investigating the packaging of cl-typesetting I noticed that the
copyright looks a little strange and would like options on it. At a first
glance it does seem to be DFSG 'free', but I get a strange feeling about
it. Opinions?
License:
> cl-typesetting is a cross-platform Common Lisp typesetting system.
>
> The latest version is here:
> http://www.fractalconcept.com/asp/html/cl-typesetting.html
>
> Marc Battyani: marc.battyani@fractalconcept.com or marc@battyani.net
>
> cl-typesetting is distributed under the following BSD/openSSL style license:
>
> /* ====================================================================
> * Copyright (c) 2003 Marc Battyani. 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 acknowledgment:
> * "This product includes cl-typesetting for generating documents"
> *
> * 4. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
> * acknowledgment:
> * "This product includes cl-typesetting for generating documents"
> *
> * 5. Applications using cl-typesetting like Web servers, Web applications
> * native applications, and other software applications must insert
> * the following acknowledgment on the same page/window than the interface
> * items used to generate documents or view generated documents with
> * cl-typesetting: "Document(s) generated with cl-typesetting"
> *
> * 6. An exception to #5 is tolerated provided that the web server or
> * web application has its name and a short description
> * put in the applications.txt file in the official cl-typesetting
> * distribution and web site. It is recommended for applications
> * complying with #5 to register too.
> *
> * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY MARC BATTYANI ``AS IS'' AND ANY
> * EXPRESSED 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 MARC BATTYANI OR
> * HIS 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.
> * ====================================================================
Groetjes, Peter
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