Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My email reader of choice is xfmail (in non-free). Is it in > > non-free because of it's copyright.. or because of the copyright > > of the xforms library that it uses. I read both copyrights and > > they both seemed to fit in with debian's policy of free software. > > Could someone point out WHAT makes either xforms or xfmail > > "non-free"? xfmail:
| This software can be freely distributed and modified for | non-commercial purposes as long as the above copyright message and | this permission notice appear in all copies of distributed source code | or included as separate file in binary distribution. | | Commercial use of this software requires the permission of the | authors. This fails #1 of the DFSG. libforms: | Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software in its entirety | for non-commercial purposes and without fee, is hereby granted, provided | that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear | in all copies and their documentation. | | If you intend to use xforms commercially, this includes in-house | use and consulting, you must contact the authors at | [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a license arrangement. Running a publicly | available freeware that requires xforms is not considered commercial use, | even in a commercial setting. | | This software is provided "as is" without expressed or implied | warranty of any kind. | | You may not "bundle" and distribute this software with commercial | systems and/or other distribution media without prior consent of the | authors. The only exception is for Linux CD distribution of | free software that requires xforms and in that case, xforms | can be bundled and repackaged. This fails #1 and is just nasty. > xforms is contrib because we don't have the source code or so. Not really; it's in non-free because it has a sucky copyright. > If XFMail is based on it and has a DFSG complient license it may go > into contrib, too. Again, not really. -- James ~Yawn And Walk North~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
