Bojan Sudarević <[email protected]> writes: > You are permitted to use, copy, modify, and distribute the Software > and its documentation, with or without modification, for any purpose, > provided that the following conditions are met:
Grants all the freedoms needed. So far so good. > 1. A copy of this license agreement must be included with the distribution. > > 2. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice in > all source code files. > > 3. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice > in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the > distribution. The above three restrictions are essentially the same as restrictions acceptable in other DFSG-free works. Good. > 4. Any files that have been modified must carry notices stating the nature > of the change and the names of those who changed them. This is unusual. It seems to be requiring a changelog for *each file*, appearing *in that file*. This is a cost that I'm not sure is reasonable. Its requirement for the modifier's name to be recorded is also a concern. I think the “Dissident” test is violated by this. > 5. Products derived from the Software must include an acknowledgment that > they are derived from CodeIgniter in their documentation and/or other > materials provided with the distribution. This is much less a problem; a similar restriction is in the GNU GPL, and does not appear to violate DFSG. > 6. Products derived from the Software may not be called "CodeIgniter", > nor may "CodeIgniter" appear in their name, without prior written > permission from EllisLab, Inc. Renaming requirements are annoying but probably DFSG-free. > INDEMNITY > You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the authors of the Software and > any contributors for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential > third-party claims, actions or suits, as well as any related expenses, > liabilities, damages, settlements or fees arising from your use or misuse > of the Software, or a violation of any terms of this license. This look a bit of an over-reach. I don't know of a DFSG-work that has a similar clause; it might be too high a bar. > DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY > THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR > IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, > NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY > YOU ASSUME ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE > SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OF THE SOFTWARE > BE LIABLE FOR CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN > CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE. LICENSE HOLDERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR > DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF USE AND ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH > ITS USE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RISKS OF PROGRAM ERRORS, DAMAGE TO > EQUIPMENT, LOSS OF DATA OR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, OR UNAVAILABILITY OR > INTERRUPTION OF OPERATIONS. Hard to read because of the SHOUTY CAPITALS, but I can't see a problem. So the main problem I see is the requirement in condition 4, for a full changelog in every file that includes every person who modifies it to be recorded by name. -- \ “In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the porter.” —hotel, | `\ Vienna | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
