On Nov 30, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Dmitry Pryanishnikov wrote:
Is it really open-source? I couldn't find any reference to source
downloads or licensing terms on http://www.ssh.com/. It mentions
OpenSSH
as an open-source alternative.
Well, security/ssh2 port builds all binaries from sources which are
freely available at ftp://ftp.ssh.com/pub/ssh/ . The following URL:
http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/secureshellserver/non-
commercial.html
contains both download URLs and "Non-commercial license agreement
for SSH Secure Shell for Servers" link.
Right, and the license restriction to non-commercial use only means
that SSH Secure Shell is not OSI Open Source, because it violates OSD
#6:
http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program
in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict
the program from being used in a business, or from being used for
genetic research.
Rationale: The major intention of this clause is to prohibit
license traps that prevent open source from being used
commercially. We want commercial users to join our community, not
feel excluded from it.
--
-Chuck
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