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Re: YALQ (Yet another license question)



Klaus Heinz <k.heinz%novneun.kh-22.de@localhost> writes:

> although the appended license for net/dante is obviously descended from
> the BSD license it adds some conditions which go beyond this ancestor and
> IMO needs to be added as a separate license.
>
> Any comments?
>
> ciao
>      Klaus
>
> /*
>  * $Id: LICENSE,v 1.21 2009/10/27 11:41:54 karls Exp $
>  *
>  * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
>  *               2007, 2008, 2009
>  *      Inferno Nettverk A/S, Norway.  All rights reserved.
>  *
>  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
>  * are met:
>  * 1. The above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
>  *    disclaimer must appear in all copies of the software, derivative works
>  *    or modified versions, and any portions thereof, aswell as in all
>  *    supporting documentation.
>  * 2. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
>  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
>  *      This product includes software developed by
>  *      Inferno Nettverk A/S, Norway.
>  * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
>  *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
>  *
>  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
>  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
>  * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
>  * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
>  * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
>  * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
>  * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
>  * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
>  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
>  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>  *
>  * Inferno Nettverk A/S requests users of this software to return to
>  *
>  *  Software Distribution Coordinator  or  sdc%inet.no@localhost
>  *  Inferno Nettverk A/S
>  *  Oslo Research Park
>  *  Gaustadalléen 21
>  *  NO-0349 Oslo
>  *  Norway
>  *
>  * any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Inferno Nettverk 
> A/S
>  * the rights to redistribute these changes.
>  *
>  */

Wording is different slightly, but basically original-bsd.

Note that the last part is a request, not a condition, so while it's
part of what it takes to be polite as a user, it's not part of the
license.

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