Paolo Ariano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi everybody > > i'd like to pack a new software (ImageJ) that has no license but the > author define it: > /* > * ImageJ is open-source. You are free to do anything you want > * with this source as long as I get credit for my work and you > * offer your changes to me so I can possibly add them to the > * "official" version. > * > * @author Wayne Rasband ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > */ > > the program is a java .jar, you acn download documentatio and source > code, is there some problem with debian ? the next problem will java > (Sun) and their license but this is another problem :(
This is a license, but it's not DFSG-free, because it requires offering the changes to the author, and that fails the desert-island-test. I would suggest asking the person to use a more well-established free software license.
