Re: msntp license

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 02:43:07AM +0100, Florian Weimer a écrit :
> * Charles Plessy:
> 
> >> Excerpt from the license: " 1. You may distribute MSNTP or components of
> >> MSNTP, with or without additions developed by you or by others.  No charge,
> >> other than an "at-cost" distribution fee, may be charged for copies,
> >> derivations, or distributions of this material without the express written
> >> consent of the copyright holders.
> >> 
> >> 2. You may also distribute MSNTP along with any other product for sale,
> >> provided that the cost of the bundled package is the same regardless of
> >> whether MSNTP is included or not, and provided that those interested only in
> >> MSNTP must be notified that it is a product freely available from the
> >> University of Cambridge.  "
> 
> > good catch, the package is not free.
> 
> Why?  The Artistic license contains a similar clause.

Hi Florian,

I think that Clause 1 disallows for-profit distribution. Can a redistributor
burn a CD and sell it with financial benefit without express written consent of
the copyright holders of MSNTP?

Have a nice day,

-- 
Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan