Hey, Can anybody look at this? This is for a Savannah project submission.
The wording of that license was not 100% clear (among others the "without fee or royalty" portion), so we'd like your point on this before accepting the project. Thanks! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mon Aug 13 02:41:02 2007]: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > To Whom Ever It Concerns: > > I'm trying to determine license compatibility with a license. The > full text of the license, and the license given within the source > files is given below, and the specific wording of the license has led > me to email you on this issue (the Savannah Administrators were > unable to determine if the license is GPL compatible and told me to > send it here) > > The full text of the license: > This software was written by Eric Brill. > > This software is being provided to you, the LICENSEE, by the > Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) under the following > license. By obtaining, using and/or copying this software, you agree > that you have read, understood, and will comply with these terms and > conditions: > > Permission to [use, copy, modify and distribute, including the right to > grant others rights to distribute at any tier, this software and its > documentation for any purpose and without fee or royalty] is hereby > granted, provided that you agree to comply with the following copyright > notice and statements, including the disclaimer, and that the same > appear on ALL copies of the software and documentation, including > modifications that you make for internal use or for distribution: > > Copyright 1993 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the > University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved. > > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", AND M.I.T. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS > OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. By way of example, but not > limitation, M.I.T. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF > MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF > THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY > PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. > > The name of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or M.I.T. may NOT > be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the > software. Title to copyright in this software and any associated > documentation shall at all times remain with M.I.T., and USER agrees to > preserve same. > > - - --- > The license from the source headers: > Copyright (C) 1993 MIT and University of Pennsylvania > Written by Eric Brill > > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", AND M.I.T. MAKES NO > REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. By way of > example, but not limitation, M.I.T. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR > WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE > OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT > INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER > RIGHTS. > > Regards, > Michael Casadevall > - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFGv/uaV/FBeJ6jsZQRAi0LAJ4uITxFQHcAw549GNzRf0bOhoinXgCfZ3ik > WXIn67INkLDYurDFmZHDTuw= > =pkyD > - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFGv/vfV/FBeJ6jsZQRAiqSAJ9vb7QNEu8IlEUn5tewSizUb4RYVQCcCvPx > L3F2B/bX/M2tgUBRRkiPZLA= > =Qev5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >
