Re: Please comment on IBPP licensing
On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 08:40:16PM +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
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> Hi,
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> The following license is used for IBPP[1] - a library for working with
> Firebird/Interbase database servers.
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> This library is included (at source level) in FlameRobin[2] - a
> graphical tool for working with Firebird/Interbase which I intent to
> package.
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> Flaberobin's license is not yet clear, but is expected to follow IBPP.
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> Either way, I need your comments about DFSG-compatibility of IBPP
> license. Note that this license is newly accomodated after leaving MPL
> (partly due to me arguing against MPL), so the intent is to make it free.
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> License can be found at [3], attached here for reference.
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> My humble opinion is that it is almost DFSG-free. The only problem
> section is 3.1 (requires changes to be sent to upstream).
Right, it fails the so-called "desert island test".
I also note the following spelling errors:
functionnalities wether responsability* implicitely
* (happens multiple times)
Justin
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