On Jun 10, 1:36 am, Kless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Python Client Library for Google Data APIs [1] has been licensed > as Apache 2.0 -a free license- but at the same time they are > restricting the rights of the users with these conditions [2], and I > don't like for anything this. > > --With a hand I show you one thing but with the another one I make > another thing very different--. > > I'm goingo to write anything of those terms of a "free software": > (snip) > > There is certain deceit because they have used a free license as > Apache 2.0 so that people think that it is a free program, but it > stops of being it when there are terms/conditions of this style.
Do you notice that the terms are for the SERVICE not for the SOFTWARE. The terms for the service is quite reasonable, as I see it. The software itself is governed by the Apache License 2.0, detailed here: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > They use to the community to get information as data about geo- > localization. You haven't any right about its *free software* but they > get all rights about your content. And they could cancel the service > when they want. > > In addition these terms are more restrictive that the owner software, > because you could not duplicate any service. > > Please read well those terms and conditions before of use that library > because *IT IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE*. > > [1]http://code.google.com/apis/gdata/ > [2]http://code.google.com/apis/gdata/client-py-terms.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
