Hi! 19-Мар-2005 17:23 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Florian Xaver) wrote to fd-user <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net>:
FX> As i understand, you may change the code if you have a license. FX> The license file is in the download. FX>> There was an open source version (for non-profit-organisations): OpenDOS FX>> 7.01. Udo Kuhnt developing it now! FX> Open source not equal to free software. MS' Shared Sources allows to FX> browse source, but not fork, modify, etc. As I understand, OD sources was Quote from license.txt, which was come with OpenDOS kernel sources: ______________O\_/_________________________________\_/O______________ PART I -- TERMS APPLICABLE WHEN LICENSE FEES NOT (YET) PAID TO CALDERA (LIMITED LICENSE FOR EVALUATION, EDUCATIONAL AND NON-PROFIT USE) ONLY. [...] whether to purchase an ongoing license to the Software. The evaluation period for use by or on behalf of a commercial entity is limited to 90 days; evaluation use by others is not subject to this 90 day limit but is still limited to a reasonable period. Government [...] PART II -- TERMS APPLICABLE WHEN LICENSE FEES PAID GRANT. Subject to payment of applicable license fees, Caldera grants to you a non-exclusive license to use the Software in binary and source form and accompanying online documentation ("Documentation") in the manner described in Parts III and IV below under "Scope of Grant." [...] PART IV -- TERMS APPLICABLE TO SOURCE CODE GRANT [...] * redistribute the Software for non-commerical purposes, provided any copy must contain all of the original Software's proprietary notices, marks and license terms. (Note: redistibution of derivative products for commercial gain is permitted, provided a license is obtained before the derivative products are exchanged for commercial gain) [...] * modify, translate, compile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the Software provided that such modifications are for non-commercial use and that such modifications are provided back to Caldera except for those who have obtained the right from Caldera in writing to retain such modifications; any modification, translation, compilation, disassembly or derivative work used for commercial gain requires a seperate license from Caldera; _____________________________________________________________________ O/~\ /~\O Thus: does Udo paid for license (if not, then he limited by "a reasonable period" "evalution")? Does Udo gurantees that his derivative work (modification) is "for non-commercial use" and he "provide modifications back to Caldera" (now SCO)? Or Udo gets "right from Caldera to retain modifications"? And under which license Udo's work? And what included in his package (only kernel or all utilities)? What about all later bugfixes and enhancements (like supporting 7.8+ Gb and FAT32)? ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user