On 12853 March 1977, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > I recently received a report that jai-* packages may not be > compatible with debian non-free. Specifically I am looking at > jai-core's MEDIALIB FOR JAI/SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS section 2:
> ... > 2. License to Distribute Software. In addition to the license granted > in Section 1 (Software Internal Use and Development License Grant) of > these Supplemental Terms, subject to the terms and conditions of this > Agreement, including but not limited to, Section 3 (Java Technology > Restrictions) of these Supplemental Terms, Sun grants you a > non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to reproduce and > distribute the Software in binary code form only, provided that you (i) > distribute the Software complete and unmodified and only bundled as part > of your Programs, (ii) do not distribute additional software intended to > replace any component(s) of the Software, (iii) do not remove or alter > any proprietary legends or notices contained in the Software, (iv) only > distribute the Software subject to a license agreement that protects > Sun's interests consistent with the terms contained in this Agreement, > (v) agree to defend and indemnify Sun and its licensors from and against > any damages, costs, liabilities, settlement amounts and/or expenses > (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with any claim, > lawsuit or action by any third party that arises or results from the use > or distribution of any and all Programs and/or Software, and (vi) bundle > the Software with the implementation of the Java Advanced Imaging and > the JAI Image I/O Open Source Project. > ... > The issue here would be that the jai-* packages are libraries, and as > such not distributed "bundled as part of your Programs". Could we > consider that packages for debian (as as OS) are 'Programs' ? Leave alone that, can you guarantee that (ii) won't hit? (iv) is also impossible to do. (v) Oh sure. -- bye, Joerg [GPG Keysigning stuff] The web of thrust would become completely unthrustful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87hav8fpry....@gkar.ganneff.de