On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:53:49 +0400 Alexander Cherepanov wrote: [...] > 1. maxmind. Web page[1] show that C code is under LGPL but data files > are under Open Data License (BSD-like + fixed text acknowledgment -- > slightly non-free?). This "Open Data License" looks like something more or less equivalent to the 4-clause BSD license (even though rephrased with a database in mind, rather than software). The 4-clause BSD license has been traditionally considered as meeting the DFSG (although deprecated). It's (L)GPL-incompatible, but, in the present case, I am under the impression that data files are merely aggregated with (and indeed used as data by) the C code: as a consequence, the license incompatibility should not be an issue. [...] > [1] http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/LICENSE.txt > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are two licenses, one for the C library software, and one for > the database. > > SOFTWARE LICENSE (C library) > > The GeoIP C Library is licensed under the LGPL. For details see > the COPYING file. > > OPEN DATA LICENSE (GeoLite Country and GeoLite City databases) > > Copyright (c) 2008 MaxMind, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > > All advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of > this database must display the following acknowledgment: > "This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from > http://maxmind.com/"; > > Redistribution and use with or without modification, are permitted provided > that the following conditions are met: > 1. Redistributions must retain the above copyright notice, this list of > conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other > materials provided with the distribution. > 2. All advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use of > this database must display the following acknowledgement: > "This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from > http://maxmind.com/"; > 3. "MaxMind" may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this > database without specific prior written permission. > > THIS DATABASE IS PROVIDED BY MAXMIND, INC ``AS IS'' AND ANY > EXPRESS 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 MAXMIND 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 > DATABASE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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