Re: license question
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:32:35 +0100, Daniel Knabl <daniel@tirolinux.net> said:
[...]
> Virtual Exim Copyright Notice
[...]
> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE VEXIM PROJECT ``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 THE FREEBSD PROJECT OR
^^^^^^^
Whoops. There's one other occurrence that needs to be replaced.
> CONTRIBUTORS 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
> SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> Is there anything that speaks against including it that way? Thanks
> for any hints
In terms of DFSG free-ness, the license is fine, since it is the
3-clause BSD, with one less restriction (well, actually, that
restriction is already covered by law).
So the only problem, really, is just making sure that all the names are
correct.
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