On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 09:54:12PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: Hamish Moffatt quotes: > * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and * > * its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby * > * granted,... > > I think the only problem is that it's not clear if the program can > be distributed as part of collection which IS charged for... >
I wrote: > Perhaps they meant that you need not pay a fee to them, but I can easily > read it as "you may not charge a fee". Hamish Moffatt writes: > That's a possibility too. I assumed the latter, but the former is valid. I wrote: > It does say "use, copy, modify, and distribute". Since the unrestricted > right to copy includes the right to make partial copies, that should > suffice. Hamish Moffatt writes: > So you think it may be just fine as-is? I think that the "use, copy, modify, and distribute" part is ok as-is, but I would like to see "and without fee" clarified. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
