Re: APT License
Hi Jason,
One minor problem. Since we're still working with KDE 1.x our application is
built with QT 1.44 which was under the QT Free License rather than QPL. I
remember all the debate about whether the QT Free license was actually Free or
Open at the time which is of course what spawned the new license. Are you
willing to extend this to include the QT Free License as well or only the QPL?
Erich
Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
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> This license was prepared by Branden Robinson at my request, if you find
> it acceptable I will make an announcement that this license retro-actively
> applies to all current and previos versions.
>
> Jason
>
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> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:34:54 -0400
> From: Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu>
> To: jgg@ualberta.ca
> Subject: new APT license [DRAFT]
>
> Apt is copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 Jason Gunthorpe.
>
> Unless otherwise noted, you may apply the terms of the GNU General Public
> License (the GPL), version 2.0 or later, published by the Free Software
> Foundation, to this program. See the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL
> or <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt> for the terms of the latest
> version of the GNU General Public License.
>
> In addition, apt may be distributed under terms identical to the above with
> the following exception:
>
> Works using apt may link against the GUI library "libqt", copyright by
> Troll Tech AS, Norway, provided that:
>
> 1. The version of "libqt" is under the terms of the "Q Public License",
> version 1.0, published by Troll Tech AS. See below or
> <http://www.troll.no/qpl/> for the text of the QPL, version 1.0. In the
> case of any variation in terms between the attached terms and the URL,
> the license terms terms identified as the QPL below are the only ones
> under which distribution of works derived from libapt-pkg.so are
> permitted.
>
> 2. The source code of the version of "libqt" used is
>
> a) Distributed with the binary version;
>
> OR
>
> b) Downloadable by anyone, without fee, using a publicly-announced
> URL on the Internet, for a duration of at least three years
> starting with distribution of the binary version.
>
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> The following text, up to the text of the Q Public License, is
> informational and not part of the license terms on apt.
>
> Modifications to apt in either source or compiled form must be licensed
> under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.0, but need
> not include the above exception for usage of the "libqt" library under the
> QPL. Note that removal of this exception will result in software which is
> not licensed for binary redistribution linked against software governed by
> the Q Public License.
>
> No part of apt is licensed under the QPL. The terms below are provided to
> help identify the circumstances under which the "libqt" library may be used
> with apt.
>
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE version 1.0
> Copyright (C) 1999 Troll Tech AS, Norway.
> Everyone is permitted to copy and
> distribute this license document.
>
> The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change
> the software regulated by this license under the open source model.
>
> This license applies to any software containing a notice placed by the
> copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under the terms of
> the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is herein referred to
> as the Software. This license covers modification and distribution of
> the Software, use of third-party application programs based on the
> Software, and development of free software which uses the Software.
>
> Granted Rights
>
> 1. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license
> provided you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in this
> license. Whole or partial distribution of the Software, or software
> items that link with the Software, in any form signifies acceptance of
> this license.
>
> 2. You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form
> provided that the entire package, including - but not restricted to -
> copyright, trademark notices and disclaimers, as released by the
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>
> 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your
> modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as
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>
> a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in
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> b. When modifications to the Software are released under this
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> 4. You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software or
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> c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the
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> 5. You may use the original or modified versions of the Software to
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> Limitations of Liability
>
> In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders be
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> lost revenue or profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental
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>
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>
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>
> This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall be
> settled by Oslo City Court.
>
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> - --
> G. Branden Robinson | The only way to get rid of a temptation
> Debian GNU/Linux | is to yield to it.
> branden@ecn.purdue.edu | -- Oscar Wilde
> cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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