[Dizionario] [davidc a debian.org: Change in ispell's copyright -> nonfree?]

[Christian Surchi]

Magari vi interessa...

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Date: 10 Dec 2001 23:58:47 -0500
From: David Coe <davidc a debian.org>
Subject: Change in ispell's copyright -> nonfree?
To: debian-legal a lists.debian.org

Upstream ispell 3.2.x has made the following change in its copyright
(compared to 3.1.20, which we currently distribute).

This sounds nonfree to me; am I wrong?  If he were to change that
"must" to a "should," would it then be DFSG-compliant?  If not, what
changes would you suggest?

Thanks.

(I've pasted the entire license below this, in case it matters.)

- * 4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
- *    must display the following acknowledgment:
- *      This product includes software developed by Geoff Kuenning and
- *      other unpaid contributors.

+ * 4. Any web site or other electronic service that offers ispell for
+ *    download or other electronic transfer as a separate entity, in
+ *    either source or binary form, must also include a prominent statement
+ *    indicating that information about ispell can be obtained from the
+ *    following Web site URL:
+ *     http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html
+ *    If the offering service supports hyperlinks, the aforementioned
+ *    Web site must also be offered as a hyperlink.  Condition #4 does
+ *    not apply if ispell is offered only as part of a larger, aggregated
+ *    product such as a word processor or packaged operating system.

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/*
 * ispell.c - An interactive spelling corrector.
 *
 * Copyright (c), 1983, by Pace Willisson
 *
 * Copyright 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001, Geoff Kuenning, Claremont, CA
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 3. All modifications to the source code must be clearly marked as
 *    such.  Binary redistributions based on modified source code
 *    must be clearly marked as modified versions in the documentation
 *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 4. Any web site or other electronic service that offers ispell for
 *    download or other electronic transfer as a separate entity, in
 *    either source or binary form, must also include a prominent statement
 *    indicating that information about ispell can be obtained from the
 *    following Web site URL:
 *	http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html
 *    If the offering service supports hyperlinks, the aforementioned
 *    Web site must also be offered as a hyperlink.  Condition #4 does
 *    not apply if ispell is offered only as part of a larger, aggregated
 *    product such as a word processor or packaged operating system.
 * 5. The name of Geoff Kuenning may not be used to endorse or promote
 *    products derived from this software without specific prior
 *    written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY GEOFF KUENNING AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL GEOFF KUENNING OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 */


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