license question
Hi,
I have a question about a software license. The software in question is
not packaged for Debian. Is the following license a free software license
(by the defn of the DFSG)? It looks to me like a BSD style license, but
I'm not an expert. If not, what is problematic about it?
Please cc me at the above email address. Thanks. Faheem.
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Copyright (c) 2007, Patrick Kranzlmueller (vonautomatisch werkstaetten),
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,
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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. Neither the name of
FileBrowser nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or
prom ote products derived from this software without specific prior
written permission.
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FO R
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
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