Roberto Gordo Saez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | 1. Commercial and/or non-commercial use of the Software is permitted > | provided a current software registration is on file at www.OpenPBS.org. > | If use of this software contributes to a publication, product, or > | service, proper attribution must be given; see > www.OpenPBS.org/credit.html
It requires registration. > | 2. Redistribution in any form is only permitted for non-commercial, > | non-profit purposes. There can be no charge for the Software or any > | software incorporating the Software. Further, there can be no > | expectation of revenue generated as a consequence of redistributing > | the Software. It cannot be distributed for money, or for commercial purposes at all. This is non-free. > | 5. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to > | obtain complete source code for the OpenPBS software and any > | modifications and/or additions to the OpenPBS software. The source code > | must either be included in the distribution or be available for no more > | than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and all modifications > | and additions to the Software must be freely redistributable by any party > | (including Licensor) without restriction. And it requires a more free license for derivative works than it provides for the original work. That is non-free. So it's definitely non-free, in addition to what you say below. I think I understand you to have said that conditions 1 and 2 don't apply any more; in that case, can you have the copyright holder remove them? That would be much, much more clear and safe. -Brian > AFAIK: > > - Has the BSD advertising clause -> GPL incompatible. > > - Source must be provided (like the GPL). > > - The expiration clause is dated in the past, so i think that sections 1 > and 2 can't be enforced anymore. If we ignore those clauses, there is little > information about redistribution remaining in the text, but i think that > the permissive notice in the header is sufficient. > > - Looks like it is DFSG-free (please, confirm). > > Comments, aditional information are welcome, including concerns about the > license. I want to be sure that the license is acceptable. > > -- > Roberto Gordo Saez - Free Software Engineer > Linalco "Especialistas en Linux y Software Libre" > http://www.linalco.com/ Tel: +34-914561700 -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
