David Paleino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:19:55 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > The whole license is effectively identical to the terms of the > > Expat license <URL:http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt>. > > Well, I'd regard this license as a "BSD-1", i.e. BSD with just the > first clause (and the "header") […]
Nevertheless, "[the terms of] the Expat license" is going to have you better understood when you want to refer to these terms. > Also, the BSD license itself has a "All rights reserved" at the top. Many copyright statements have this. It seems to be some long-obsolete piece of copyright cruft, that would best be removed in every instance (since it's totally unnecessary in any Berne signatory jurisdiction). > Maybe I was just too overcautious asking here? You are to be commended for asking. Please feel free to ask questions here again about DFSG-freedom of license terms. > But, well, here we say "megghiu diri chi sacciu, chi no diri chi > sapìa" (that's Sicilian, not even Italian... it means "it's better > to say «I don't know», than saying «I didn't know»", meaning "better > being cautious") The current copyright regime certainly makes that a sensible policy to follow. > > You're right, and [the "All rights reserved" clause] should best > > be removed by the copyright holder. You might like to communicate > > with them if possible to get it removed, for maximum clarity of > > license terms. > > Sure. I have a good communication with upstream, and they just > released this new version because of other copyright issues > (regarding a manpage)... only that they added this new script :( In my estimation, the situation as you've described still makes the work DFSG-free. You should be able to proceed with confidence, while those negotiations for clarification go on. -- \ “I have a large seashell collection, which I keep scattered on | `\ the beaches all over the world. Maybe you've seen it.” —Steven | _o__) Wright | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
