On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 09:49:09PM +0100, Luca Brivio wrote: > Is this license DFSG-free? I ask you that because I sent a RFP for > nutch... > > http://www.nutch.org/LICENSE.txt
For the archive record (please always include license texts, not just a link): --- /* ==================================================================== * The Nutch Software License, Version 1.0 * * Copyright (c) 2003 The Nutch Organization. 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. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, * if any, must include the following acknowledgment: * "This product includes software developed by the * Nutch Organization (http://www.nutch.org/)." * Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, * if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear. * * 4. The names "Nutch" and "Nutch Organization" must * not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this * software without prior written permission. For written * permission, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Nutch", * nor may " Nutch " appear in their name, without prior written * permission of the Nutch Organization. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED 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 THE * NUTCH ORGANIZATION OR ITS 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. * ==================================================================== * * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals * on behalf of the Nutch Organization. For more information on the Nutch * Organization, please see <http://www.nutch.org/>. * * This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation * (http://www.apache.org). */ --- As someone said, this is the old Apache license. "XXX may not appear in the name of derivative works" is ugly and over-reaching; I think it should be considered non-free (it clearly exceeds DFSG#4), but I don't feel strongly enough to make a fuss about it. I really wish people would stop using this license; it's one thing Apache has given free software that it really was better without ... -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
