Hello all, a few months ago, Steve Lhomme and I have requested approval for the BXAPL license. That request was a bit too rash.
We received various comments and have taken our time to create a new and improved version of the BXAPL. For an overview of the differences with the preceding version, please see below. We invite all readers on this list to take a look at the new version of our license and gladly welcome any comments, questions and other remarks you may want to e-mail us. The license text can be found at: http://www.bixoft.nl/english/license.htm One of the primary objectives for creating this license is to make it possible to distribute both programming tools and other software in a single package under a single license. Unfortunately, this requirement has led to a rather lengthy and complicated license. We apologize for this circumstance but at the same time feel we have done our best to make the license text understandable by supplying an explanation and an abridged version by way of quick reference. Thank you all in advance for your time and effort. Kind Regards, Abe Kornelis. ====================================== Differences between versions 0.H and 0.J - Added explanation on Programming Tools and Derivatives - Made requirement a in the list of requirements more explicit. - Contributor redefined so as to include only the Copyright Holder and all other parties supplying Modifications etc. Checked all occurrences of Contributor and Distributor and changed accordingly wherever necessary. This change corrects an omission in section 16, where a claim against Copyright Holder was not mentioned as a reason for suspending or withdrawing the licensed rights. - Definition of Source Code redefined to exclude assembler, compiler, linker, etc. - User redefined as anyone who 'possesses' a copy of the Software. The mere act of receiving the Software therefore no longer forces the receiver into a status as User. Also it enables any User to quit being a User, simply by deleting all copies of the Software. I've been thinking to use 'has', 'keeps' or 'owns', but as far as I can see, 'possesses' serves best. - the word paragraph has been changed to section wherever it referred to a numbered section of the license. This was done to make it easier to differentiate between sections and paragraphs within sections. - Defined Licensor in paragraph 2. - Defined Co-licensor in paragraph 2. Note the difference between a Licensor and a Co-licensor. Suggestions for improving on the terminology are very welcome. Added Co-licensors to sections 17 and 18. - Added definition of Licensor to paragraph 2. - Added definition of 'Contribution'. - Added allowance for waiver of entitlement to Source Code of Modifications and/or Derivatives (see section 12.5) because not all Licensors are likely to require such entitlement. - Made it clear that the License is not a contract. - The section numbers in the preamble now link to the appropriate secton in the license. - Corrected various small typos. Changes to the parts of the license document preceding and following the license text are not listed individually, they follow from the above. Changes to the license text: - section 0 - added mixed case sentence - section 1 - copyright extended into 2002 - section 2, Co-licensor - added - section 2, Contribution - added - section 2, Contributor - changed as explained above added provision for transfer of ownership - section 2, Copyright Holder - appropriatte -> appropriate - section 2, Copyright Notice - a copyright notice -> copyrights notice - section 2, Distributor - the public in general -> any third party or parties Modifications etc. -> Contribution(s) - section 2, Licensor - added - section 2, Modifications - added 'changes to Derivatives and/or other Modifications.' - section 2, Programming Tool - 'Any Software' -> 'Any licensed Software' - section 2, Software - Modifications etc. -> Contribution(s) - section 2, Source Code - changed as explained above - section 2, User - changed as explained above - section 3 - software which uses -> software that uses - section 4 - added (twice) 'Appending translated versions, however, is allowed.' added 'Appending translated versions is allowed.' - section 5 - Authorizaton -> Authorization Second paragraph abridged. - section 6 - Copyright Holder's claim duplicated for all other Contributors Contributor -> Contributor and/or Distributor Modifications etc. -> Contribution(s) and some minor rephrasing - section 7 - added 'Since this License is not a contract' second paragraph - which provides -> that provides - section 8.2, item b - code -> software portions and some minor rephrasing - section 8.3 - items a and b replaced by a single text, which has been heavily rephrased - section 8.4 - contribution -> Contribution(s) - section 8.5 - its contributions -> its Software and/or its Contribution(s) - section 9.1 - info -> information the term -> either the term added: '- or its equivalent in the appropriate language(s) -' - section 10, item c - modify -> include Modifications either to added ', nor to any other component of the Software' - section 10, last paragraph - Programming Tools -> Software (4 times) - section 12, first paragraph - rephrased in its entirety - section 12.1 - 'he' -> 'the' before Dependent Software - section 12.2 - in the middle of the last sentence added phrase 'Users who are both Distributor and Contributor and only for' Modifications etc. -> Contribution(s) - section 12.5 - First sentence rephrased and modified then it must be supplied. -> then it must be supplied - unless the Copyright Holder waives this right in the Copyright Notice, in which case the Distributor may or may not supply the Source Code. - section 12.6 - and Court -> Court and waiver status for section 12.5 of this License may be changed, The copyright holder of the distributed Dependent Software may either append Contributors to the list of Contributors, or replace the list of Contributors -> In the Copyright Notice for the Dependent Software the copyright holder of the distributed Dependent Software may either append Contributors to the list of Contributors, or replace it - section 13 - Contributor -> Contributor and/or Distributor and/or Co-Licensor - section 17 - Contributor -> Contributor and/or Distributor and/or Co-Licensor its exercise of rights -> exercising any right(s) - section 18 - Contributor -> Contributor and/or Distributor and/or Co-Licensor Copyright Holder -> Copyright Holder and/or any other Contributors and/or Distributors and/or Co-Licensors - Copyright Notice - Added statement on waiver of rights claimed in section 12.5 of the License. === end of list of modifications === Thanks for your patience, Abe. -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
