On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:34:42 -0500
Praedor Tempus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does that include its parts such as pico?
Yes, sorry.
Here are the sticking points from their license
"0.1 Is Pine Open Source?
It depends on how that term is defined. Source for Unix Pine is provided to allow
users and system administrators to customize and adapt Pine for their own
requirements. UW's Pine license allows anyone to download source code for Unix Pine
and make modifications for their own local use without asking permission. Anyone can
also create and distribute patch files to implement bug fixes or minor enhancements
without asking permission. However, redistribution of a modified version of Pine
requires explicit permission from the University of Washington.
10.2 Weren't earlier Pine licenses less restrictive regarding redistribution of
modified versions?
No. License wording has changed from time to time, but the owner's intent has not.
When it was discovered that some individuals were misinterpreting the intent of the
University, the license wording was clarified.
In particular, the earliest Pine licenses included the words: "Permission to use,
copy, modify, and distribute this software... is hereby granted," but some people
tried to pervert the meaning of that sentence to define "this software" to include
derivative works of "this software". The intent has always been that you can
re-distribute the UW distribution, but if you modify it, you have created a derivative
work and must ask permission to redistribute it. There has never been implicit or
explicit permission given to redistribute modified or derivative versions without
permission. The license wording was therefore changed to clarify this point."
#2 is the real culprit that disqualifies from inclusion in Mandrake.
I have noted before that 9.0 rpms Are available from any of the PLF mirrors.
Charles
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