Rudy Gevaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> A project that has been submitted uses a word list that is under the
> following license. I think it is "free software", but I would like to
> have a second opininion. Also the project itself is released under
> the GPL. Is this ok?
To me, there is problem there.
This word-list is free software but GPL incompatible. The GPL does not
restrict financial return.
You can make money with GPLed software, not with this word-list.
Solution (IMHO):
- remove the clause on financial return in this word-list
license
- host the software here but not the word-list (we require
GPL-compatibility for software we host and only freedom for
dependancies)
Note that I may be wrong.
It refers to a CEDICT.DOC. Is it a MS Word .doc?
>
> CEDICT LICENCE STATEMENT
>
> Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski
>
> This licence statement and copyright notice applies to the CEDICT
> Chinese/English Dictionary file, the associated documentation file
> CEDICT.DOC, and any data files which are derived from them.
>
> COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION
>
> Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of these
> files provided this copyright notice and permission notice is
> distributed with all copies. Any distribution of the files must take
> place without a financial return, except a charge to cover the cost of
> the distribution medium.
>
> Permission is granted to make and distribute extracts or subsets of
> the CEDICT file under the same conditions applying to verbatim copies.
>
> Permission is granted to translate the English elements of the CEDICT
> file into other languages, and to make and distribute copies of those
> translations under the same conditions applying to verbatim copies.
>
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