On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:39:56 +0000 MJ Ray wrote: > I think that's the one. There are several often called MIT. Someone > has moved the copy on X.org to which > http://www.fr.debian.org/legal/licenses/ links - has anyone > a new URL besides the failed open source initiative, please?
AFAIK, the two most famous licenses ambiguously called "MIT license", are: a) the Expat license (http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt) b) the X11 license (formerly http://www.x.org/Downloads_terms.html) The latter URL (http://www.x.org/Downloads_terms.html) has been useful for long time, but now seems to have vanished. Another URL (http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/COPYRIGHT2.html#3) includes something that resembles to the X11 license, but it rather seems to be an Expat license with an added final no-advertising/no-promotion clause similar to the one found in the X11 license. I'm pretty sure the "real" X11 license (the one once found at http://www.x.org/Downloads_terms.html, now vanished) has other differences that distinguish it from the Expat license. Namely: a) the condition explicitly mentions that the copyright notice and license text must be included in supporting documentation (as well as in the Software or any substantial portion) b) permission to sublicense is not explicitly mentioned These two differences seem to be negligible, since the term "Software" includes "associated documentation files" and the list of granted rights is exemplary, not exhaustive ("Permission is hereby granted [...] to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to [...]"). Nonetheless, the X11 and Expat license texts differ in those details too (not only for the presence of the final no-advertising/no-promotion clause). Has anyone found another URL for the "real" X11 license (the one that used to live at http://www.x.org/Downloads_terms.html)? -- :-( This Universe is buggy! Where's the Creator's BTS? ;-) ...................................................................... Francesco Poli GnuPG Key ID = DD6DFCF4 Key fingerprint = C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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