Thanks, Joe. The part that trips me up is that what is set forth below says you can create derivative works to "distribute internally", which seems different than "license or sell."
Thanks for the feedback. I will check with an attorney on the 'legal-ese'. Meantime, I assume others have developed derivative products and re-sold them without issue, providing of course they include the copyright notice required by Palm? Geoff "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:84566@palm-dev-forum... > > --- Geoff Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not an attorney, but I looked at the Palm SDK License > > - which I believe covers the PIM source code (as those > > samples are in the Palm OS 4.0 SDK Examples directory). > > I see the paragraph you mention, but in the paragraph > > directly above that paragraph, it says: > > > > Except as explicitly set forth below, <SNIP> > > > > This appears to be saying that you cannot resell programs > > built using the sample code--whereas the paragraph you mention > > describes annotating code that you "distribute internally". > > > > Am I mis-reading this? > > Yes, you are. However, you should consult with a lawyer if you have > doubts -- This is not the appropriate forum on which to receive legal > advice. > > However, I will point out how you misread it. Notice how it says > (above) "Except as explicitly set forth below." That means, "what I am > about to tell you is what you can and can not do, EXCEPT if I > explicitly tell you otherwise below. They are making the general case > "We own everything; It belongs to us; You can't distribute it to > others". Then, in the paragraph below that they say that you can > create derivative works based on the sample code as long as you include > the copyright notice, "Portions copyright (c) 2000 Palm, Inc. or its > subsidiaries. All rights reserved." > > Also, please note that at times the license refers to the "Software" > and at other times, it refers to the "Sample Source Code". The license > explicitly says you have the right to create derivative works based on > the "Sample Source Code". > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
