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diff --git a/licenses/djb-nonlicense b/licenses/djb-nonlicense index d7dbe5e98ad..15fb34ea619 100644 --- a/licenses/djb-nonlicense +++ b/licenses/djb-nonlicense @@ -1,51 +1,20 @@ -$NetBSD: djb-nonlicense,v 1.1 2006/04/29 14:12:22 gdt Exp $ +$NetBSD: djb-nonlicense,v 1.2 2006/05/02 16:28:05 schmonz Exp $ -A number of software packages written by Dan Bernstein do not have -licenses that are Free or Open Source. +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. -The copying terms for qmail are given at -http://cr.yp.to/qmail/dist.html: +Bernstein's rationale for not placing his software under a license is +described at "Software user's rights": -D. J. Bernstein -Internet mail -qmail +http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html -Information for distributors +Bernstein's redistribution conditions are described at "Frequently +asked questions from distributors": -If you're a distributor, you should join the qmaildist mailing list. +http://cr.yp.to/distributors.html -You may distribute copies of qmail-1.00.tar.gz, with MD5 checksum -d3033be700fd6f59ac0548c832652dd3. - -You may distribute copies of qmail-1.01.tar.gz, with MD5 checksum -1f606d6a5d1caaca6da6b6fa5db500bf. - -You may distribute copies of qmail-1.02.tar.gz, with MD5 checksum -01071fe52b5257adb4bb6bcf8149eb16. - -You may distribute copies of qmail-1.03.tar.gz, with MD5 checksum -622f65f982e380dbe86e6574f3abcb7c. - -Vendors: I'd be interested in hearing about any CDs that include the -package, but you don't have to check with me if you don't want to. - -If you want to distribute modified versions of qmail (including ports, -no matter how minor the changes are) you'll have to get my -approval. This does not mean approval of your distribution method, -your intentions, your e-mail address, your haircut, or any other -irrelevant information. It means a detailed review of the exact -package that you want to distribute. - -Exception: You are permitted to distribute a precompiled var-qmail -package if (1) installing the package produces exactly the same -/var/qmail hierarchy as a user would obtain by downloading, compiling, -and installing qmail-1.03.tar.gz, fastforward-0.51.tar.gz, and -dot-forward-0.71.tar.gz; (2) the package behaves correctly, i.e., the -same way as normal qmail+fastforward+dot-forward installations on all -other systems; and (3) the package's creator warrants that he has made -a good-faith attempt to ensure that the package behaves correctly. It -is not acceptable to have qmail working differently on different -machines; any variation is a bug. If there's something about a system -(compiler, libraries, kernel, hardware, whatever) that changes qmail's -behavior, then that platform is not supported, and you are not -permitted to distribute binaries. +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. |