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@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-$NetBSD: djb-nonlicense,v 1.2 2006/05/02 16:28:05 schmonz Exp $
+$NetBSD: djb-nonlicense,v 1.3 2006/05/05 21:23:35 schmonz Exp $
Many software packages written by Dan Bernstein do not have licenses.
-As such, these packages cannot be considered OSI Certified Open
-Source Software. This may impact you if, for instance, your company's
-legal department mandates that only licensed software be used.
+Therefore, such software (trivially) does not have a license approved
+as Free or Open Source.
Bernstein's rationale for not placing his software under a license is
described at "Software user's rights":
@@ -14,7 +13,3 @@ Bernstein's redistribution conditions are described at "Frequently
asked questions from distributors":
http://cr.yp.to/distributors.html
-
-The pkgsrc team warrants that we have made a good-faith attempt to
-ensure that our packages of Bernstein's software behave correctly
-and meet his redistribution conditions.