From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 7 15:34:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2C6016A41B for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:34:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcin.koziuk@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6402813C4D9 for ; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:34:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcin.koziuk@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id y2so1020396uge.37 for ; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:34:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=W12HbM2ovarj+YxAblpPosCO8x1ijTGxNlUTi8QdXRw=; b=BkVjRV/rFjlUu+43PTy2+Pgobl7+atP+ft8BO3gzWWKbBGjAPlc5G+PXJlynGr3kX1I6XShAcFtd6isso4cu1AApVVq7VYlSqdTJ92EScW6JGTs/3Trsu9JtTLTppPnk61FVXD28joQKV2MkAYSrX+SVwDgM5znINwX3XmK9SCo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=KeRr+823FOmCKF2A4ndUrYQE6XjV2tRnTklhVVuieH7fVNT3b94VjQ+khVB9SqioLVOmtlSMb4vPXNJS8qrKHZf9xHvdotHh7B/EyFE4UEVObmykLMxw+0CquzZyRgrma4E9NUq2miTWnXgKrdNZBKCsGI3CDJYiaD6UhhcvEYM= Received: by 10.67.115.1 with SMTP id s1mr4114576ugm.74.1202396777345; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:06:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.0.151? ( [213.10.147.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id k27sm2956192ugd.48.2008.02.07.07.06.14 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:06:15 -0800 (PST) From: Marcin Koziuk To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <39a9bdf10802070126p1b4047d6p171620276357231c@mail.gmail.com> References: <39a9bdf10802070126p1b4047d6p171620276357231c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:06:13 +0100 Message-Id: <1202396773.5819.16.camel@velera> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Question about freeBSD package. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:34:44 -0000 On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 10:26 +0100, Daniele Di Lorenzo wrote: > Dear FreeBSD, > > I am writting you to ask what are the license terms about bjorb package, > downloaded from freeBSD site. > Is it under BSD license?...is it possible the redistribution for commercial > purpose? > in different way, can you tell me who I can contact to get infomation about? > > Thanks in advance > Daniele Di Lorenzo This is the full license from the source tarball; Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Hitachi Microsoftware Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, distribute this software for non-commerical purpose, and to use, copy this software for commerical purpose is hereby granted without fee provided that the following conditions are satisfied: 1. The above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice and following disclaimer appear in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 2. Neither the name of Hitachi Microsoftware Systems, Inc. not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. 3. Redistribution of this software without modification is permitted if you don't charge a fee except for the physical act of transferring a copy. Redistribution of this software with modification for commerical purpose is not permitted. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. HITACHI MICROSOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL HITACHI MICROSOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTUOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Note that this is not the BSD license and does not allow commercial (commerical??) redistribution with modification. It's written by some Japanese guy, Kenkichi Mahara , you might as well ask him to fix his badly written license. - Marcin