Upstream ispell 3.2.x has made the following change in its copyright (compared to 3.1.20, which we currently distribute).
This sounds nonfree to me; am I wrong? If he were to change that "must" to a "should," would it then be DFSG-compliant? If not, what changes would you suggest? Thanks. (I've pasted the entire license below this, in case it matters.) - * 4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software - * must display the following acknowledgment: - * This product includes software developed by Geoff Kuenning and - * other unpaid contributors. + * 4. Any web site or other electronic service that offers ispell for + * download or other electronic transfer as a separate entity, in + * either source or binary form, must also include a prominent statement + * indicating that information about ispell can be obtained from the + * following Web site URL: + * http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html + * If the offering service supports hyperlinks, the aforementioned + * Web site must also be offered as a hyperlink. Condition #4 does + * not apply if ispell is offered only as part of a larger, aggregated + * product such as a word processor or packaged operating system. ------------- /* * ispell.c - An interactive spelling corrector. * * Copyright (c), 1983, by Pace Willisson * * Copyright 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001, Geoff Kuenning, Claremont, CA * 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. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. All modifications to the source code must be clearly marked as * such. Binary redistributions based on modified source code * must be clearly marked as modified versions in the documentation * and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 4. Any web site or other electronic service that offers ispell for * download or other electronic transfer as a separate entity, in * either source or binary form, must also include a prominent statement * indicating that information about ispell can be obtained from the * following Web site URL: * http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html * If the offering service supports hyperlinks, the aforementioned * Web site must also be offered as a hyperlink. Condition #4 does * not apply if ispell is offered only as part of a larger, aggregated * product such as a word processor or packaged operating system. * 5. The name of Geoff Kuenning may not be used to endorse or promote * products derived from this software without specific prior * written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY GEOFF KUENNING AND CONTRIBUTORS ``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 GEOFF KUENNING OR CONTRIBUTORS 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. */
