Sorry for the delay. I think most of us were distracted by a discussion on fsb@crynwr at the time.
[snip] > http://www.squeak.org/license.html > > Basically it's an X11/MIT flavoured license, but with a couple of added things > that we are not sure about how they impact OSD-compatibility: > - paragraph 5, "You agree to idemnify and hold Apple harmless..." > - paragraph 6, Export restrictions > Also, there's in paragraph 2 a sentence that restricts the bitmap fonts that > Apple donated to the project; however this is not a big issue as there now > exists jurisprudence that invalidates this clause. ...Then it should be easy to remove those sentences from pagagraph 2. Adding additional burdens as a condition of license is not playing fair. There are a number of clauses in this license, including paragraph 6 which I think make this a Not-Free software license. But we are discussing OSD approval, not FSF approval. Requiring compliance with U.S. laws, even in other jurisdictions is unnecessary. But the way paragraph 6 is worded, I think it obviously fails the OSD non-discrimination test. I quote that paragraph: 6. Export Law Assurances. You may not use or otherwise export or reexport the Apple Software except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Apple Software was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Apple Software may not be exported or reexported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) any U.S. embargoed country or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders. By using the Apple Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.<p> I am sorry that there are some previous licenses to work with here. Squeak is pretty well-known. But my recommendation: DEFINITELY DO NOT APPROVE. Forrest -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
