On Thu, 24 May 2012 10:36:51 +0200, Michal Kubecek <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 08:39:55AM +0200, Mark Rotteveel wrote: >> Before downloading you have to accept the EPL license. Now that package
>> does contain a stdio.h (in src/lib/sfio/stdio_s) with the 'scary' >> license, but in my opinion that is overruled by the fact that the ATT >> website itself says it is under EPL before you download it. > > As I tried to explain yesterday, this is nice but this link is in the > opposite direction. Someone who downloads Firebird source tarball and > wants to use (and possibly redistribute) it in some way, cannot rely > on some website somewhere providing the same file under compatible > license (moreover, it actually does _not_ provide the same file). > He/she has only the file and the text on top of it - and it sounds quite > discouraging. > > Anyway, if noone else thinks this is a problem, I'll just remove the > file as (at least some) other Linux distributions do. You might be right that it is the best way to go. I do get the feeling that AT&T just threw those package over the fence with an opensource license without bothering to update the sourcecode to mention the license or remove older license details. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
