Re: xpdf "informal clarification"
Sami Liedes <sliedes@cc.hut.fi> wrote:
> [Please maintain the Reply-To: sliedes@cc.hut.fi, I'm not on this
> list]
[...]
> In order to cut down on the confusion a little bit, here are some
> informal clarifications:
>
> - I don't mind if you redistribute xpdf in source and/or binary form,
> as long as you include all of the documentation: README, man pages
> (or help files), and COPYING. (Note that the README file contains a
> pointer to a web page with the source code.)
>
> - Selling a CD-ROM that contains xpdf is fine with me, as long as it
> includes the documentation. I wouldn't mind receiving a sample
> copy, but it's not necessary.
> [...] However, if they are considered binding, it would
> seem that #1 and #2 would be non-free (requiring documentation to be
> distributed with the program).
I can't see how you can interpret them as a requirement. They seem
like redundant additional permissions to me, giving explicit examples
of what is acceptable to the author. They do not prohibit anything.
Hope that explains,
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