Jari Aalto said on Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 11:04:32AM +0200,: > I'm preparing a package and would like to hear if this licence > (author's voice) is DSFG free. I intend to add this to > debian/copyright: > > License: > > The snow source code and the algorithms contained within it are free > for non-commercial use. Licences for commercial single-customer > applications will usually be granted free of charge, but contact the > author for confirmation.
Imposing restrictions on users for re-distribution does not comply with the DFSG. What is `commercial use', BTW? Does a LUG selling CDs containing this application engage in a commercial activity? Fails the ``desert island test'' too. (What if the distributor wants to give a copy of the application on a commercial basis to somebody else on the island?) > > Notes: > > (*)As of 29 May 1999 the source code has changed from being public > domain to being free for non-commercial use. However, > commercial users I am not sure how this possible. Once public domain, always public domain. No idea if the law in your jurisdiction is different. > are automatically granted a licence for any use of the snow code and > algorithms deployed before this date. > > Also in what section would this software go: main, non-free? -- Mahesh T. Pai || http://paivakil.blogspot.com Encryption: A powerful algorithmic encoding technique employed in the creation of computer manuals. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
