Bug#301320: ITP: antennavis -- antenna visualization software (please advise on togl license)

[Joop PG4I <joop.pg4i@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:55:32 +0200, browaeys.alban@wanadoo.fr
<browaeys.alban@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute,
> and license this software and its documentation for any purpose,
> provided that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies and
> that this notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No written
> agreement, license, or royalty fee is required for any of the authorized
> uses. Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors
> and need not follow the licensing terms described here, provided that
> the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of each file where
> they apply.
> 
> this looks a lot like BSD without the adv clause ( "that existing copyright notices
>  are retained in all copies and that this notice is included verbatim in any distributions"
> looks fair to me, as i understand "included verbatim in any distributions" as distributions
> of the software not distributions per se.
> 
> Not a legal bud, but maybe upstream could be told about the BSD. They may have missed
>  interesting legal points in this unformal licence and seek the same protection as this licence
> provides ...
> 
> Regards
> Alban
> 
> 

Thanks for having a look at this, much appreciated!

Regards,
Joop
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