Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. I'm trying to be helpful and answering your question. I speak > for myself not for the MIT Kerberos team. > > >>>>>> "hot" == hot ice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] > hot> - If this > hot> is allowed are there any credits or acknowledgements that I hot> > need to provide while shipping my product? > > Unclear. I don't pretend to understand all legal theories that might > require/suggest you should credit other people.
Legal questions aside, if one wishes to avoid generating ill will among potential clients then I would suggest giving credit whenever possible. Often this is done simply by mentioning that portions of the product are copyright by so-and-so, or that the product is based in part on algorithms and protocols developed at Foo U. and other places, or some such. There are people who trawl through the market hunting for instances of freely-available code or designs being adopted "secretly" by for-profit concerns, and who will cry "injustice!" (or worse) if they find someone doing it. Probably one's lawyers should talk to MIT's lawyers about what would be acceptable to both parties. Take a look at the README file at the top of the source tree (section "Copyright Notice and Legal Administrivia") for a starting point to the discussion. BTW I don't speak for the Kerberos team or MIT either, and this is not legal advice. I'm merely a satisfied beneficiary. -- Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our lives are forever changed. But *that* is exactly as it always was.
