Scripsit Micah Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> There is of course the possibility that the EULA is too "draconian" to
> even go into non-free, that I don't know so I ask you folks. The EULA
> has been posted to:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2005/01/msg00086.html
It is OK for non-free.
Parts of section 2 appear to contradict section 1:
| 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This EULA grants you the following rights:
| Installation and Use. You may install and use an unlimited number of
| copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
| Reproduction and Distribution. You may reproduce and distribute an
| unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; provided that each
| copy shall be a true and complete copy,
[cut to second paragraph of section 2]
| Separation of Components. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed as a single
| product. Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than
| one computer.
but I don't think that is a showstopper for non-free.
I get a distinct feeling that the author of this license is trying to
do the Right Thing, but is confused and/or misguided. We would be
happy to provide assistance in finding or drafting a free license that
satisfies the upstream author, if you need it.
BTW, I don't understand the sentence
| Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a scandalize
| product or included with your own product as long as the SOFTWARE
| PRODUCT is not sold or included in a product or package that intends
| to receive benefits through the inclusion of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
"Scandalize" is almost certainly a mistranslation of some German
original meaning something else, but I'm not sure which.
--
Henning Makholm "... not one has been remembered from the time
when the author studied freshman physics. Quite the
contrary: he merely remembers that such and such is true, and to
explain it he invents a demonstration at the moment it is needed."
