Is the "Simple Library Usage License" DFSG-free?
Dear list members,
I am working on packaging a library for Debian. The library uses the
"Simple Library Usage License" [1]. The license is based on the
"wxWindows Library Licence" [2]. But there are differences in the
"exception notice" (point 2).
Is the license DFSG-free?
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Simple Library Usage License
Version 1, Nov 6 2005
Copyright (c) 2005 Gordon Kindlmann
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
license document, but changing it is not allowed.
SIMPLE LIBRARY USAGE LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
USA
EXCEPTION NOTICE
1. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give
permission for additional uses of the text contained in this release
of the library as licensed under the Simple Library Usage License,
applying either version 1 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version of the License as published by the copyright holders of
version 1 of the License document.
2. The exception is that you may combine or link a "work that uses the
Library" (as defined by the LGPL) with the Library to produce a work
containing portions of the Library in binary form, and distribute that
work under terms of your choice, provided that:
a) You give prominent notice with each copy of the work that the
Library is used in it.
b) If the work during execution displays copyright notices, you must
include the copyright notice for the Library among them.
3. If you copy code from files distributed under the terms of the GNU
General Public License or the GNU Lesser General Public License into a
copy of this library, as this license permits, the exception does not
apply to the code that you add in this way. To avoid misleading
anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete this
exception notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions
notice accordingly.
4. If you write modifications of your own for this library, it is your
choice whether to permit this exception to apply to your
modifications. If you do not wish that, you must delete the exception
notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice
accordingly.
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wxWindows Library Licence, Version 3.1
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Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Julian Smart, Robert Roebling et al
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this licence document, but changing it is not allowed.
WXWINDOWS LIBRARY LICENCE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU Library General Public Licence as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licence, or (at
your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library
General Public Licence for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public Licence
along with this software, usually in a file named COPYING.LIB. If not,
write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
EXCEPTION NOTICE
1. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give
permission for additional uses of the text contained in this release of
the library as licenced under the wxWindows Library Licence, applying
either version 3.1 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version of
the Licence as published by the copyright holders of version
3.1 of the Licence document.
2. The exception is that you may use, copy, link, modify and distribute
under your own terms, binary object code versions of works based
on the Library.
3. If you copy code from files distributed under the terms of the GNU
General Public Licence or the GNU Library General Public Licence into a
copy of this library, as this licence permits, the exception does not
apply to the code that you add in this way. To avoid misleading anyone as
to the status of such modified files, you must delete this exception
notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice
accordingly.
4. If you write modifications of your own for this library, it is your
choice whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
If you do not wish that, you must delete the exception notice from such
code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice accordingly.
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[1] Simple Library Usage License
http://teem.sourceforge.net/tree/src/LICENSE.txt
[2] wxWindows Library License
http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/licence3.txt
Best regards
Dominique Belhachemi
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