Hello again, Nicholas ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- debian/copyright: Files: htpasswd.c htpasswd.1 Copyright: 1993-1994 Rob McCool <robm@stanford.edu> Copyright: 1997 Jef Poskanzer <jef@mail.acme.com> License: BSD-2-clause Comment: htpasswd* are mostly NCSA licensed. RobMcCool's copyright was established by examining original NCSA httpd source code mirrored here: https://github.com/TooDumbForAName/ncsa-httpd/ This git repository is a convenient copy of the NCSA HTTPd 1.5.2 source code which was verified to be accurate and complete by comparing with a WaybackMachine capture of the original NCSA ftp archive found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20130120184619/http://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Web/httpd/Unix/ncsa_httpd/current/httpd_1.5.2a-export_source.tar.Z Portions of htpasswd* were edited by Jef Poskanzer, thus these files remain under BSD-2-clause. NCSA License: This code is in the public domain. Specifically, we give to the public domain all rights for future licensing of the source code, all resale rights, and all publishing rights. We ask, but do not require, that the following message be included in all derived works: Portions developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GIVES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, FOR THE SOFTWARE AND/OR DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. debian-legal thread: https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2023/07/msg00001.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas, I've finally found an "original" copy of the httpd 1.5.2 src !! (Mentioned in the text above, it's the very long WaybackMachine link). After diff'ing the github copy and the original .tar.Z (also, haven't seen that format in years), they seem to match! Thus, I can confirm the github copy is accurate (previously, we had no authoritative way to trust the github repo). >I'm still not certain that this wiki contributor's position is >legally >sound everywhere in the world. For a counter example see: > https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/9871/why-is-there-no-public-domain-licensing-in-europe I've read the link and I share your concerns. I'm a bit lost here..maybe another question to legal is the right choice ? >I confirmed your signature on this email. Here are some key-related >resources Thanks ! >P.S. Please consider trimming the irrelevant quotation from >correspondences on the BTS. Thank you for the heads up ! :) Thanks for your time and may you have a great day, Alexandru https://bugs.debian.org/1036751 >
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