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Re: [Devel] Some comments on license.txt.
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Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
Re: [Devel] Some comments on license.txt. |
Date: |
Tue, 04 Nov 2003 19:15:38 +0100 (CET) |
[Sorry for the late reply.]
> license.txt in FreeType give an interesting disjunctive license that
> I've never seen before. I have no criticism of the license itself,
> but I have some comments and suggestions on the wording of the text.
>
> - The FreeType License, found in the file "FTL.TXT", which is
> an BSD-style open-source license *with* an advertising clause
>
> I see you're aware of the difference between the two BSD licenses.
> The term "BSD-style" tends to lead people to forget about the
> difference, so I suggest that people avoid that term. How about
> saying "is like the original BSD license, with the advertising
> clause"?
Fixed. See below. Thanks for the suggestion.
> Is there a specific point that you meant to make by describing this
> as an open-source license? The BSD licenses and the GNU GPL are all
> open source licenses, but I've noticed that some people
> misunderstand the definition of "open source" and think it does not
> include the GPL. Is that what you had in mind?
I've reworded it.
> - The GNU General Public License, found in "GPL.TXT", which is
> the traditionnal and "viral" GPL license, that forces you to
> redistribute the _complete_ sources of all your products that
> simply use FreeType 2.
>
> Comparing something to a virus is rather harsh, since viruses make
> people sick and make computers malfunction. Comparing the GPL
> to a virus is misleading since the GPL doesn't spread by proximity.
:-) Help, help, I'm GPLed!
Below the new version, now in the CVS.
Werner
======================================================================
The FreeType 2 font engine is copyrighted work and cannot be used
legally without a software license. In order to make this project
usable to a vast majority of developers, we distribute it under two
mutually exclusive open-source licenses.
This means that *you* must choose *one* of the two licenses described
below, then obey all its terms and conditions when using FreeType 2 in
any of your projects or products.
- The FreeType License, found in the file `FTL.TXT', which is similar
to the original BSD license *with* an advertising clause that forces
you to explicitly cite the FreeType project in your product's
documentation. All details are in the license file. This license
is suited to products which don't use the GNU General Public
License.
- The GNU General Public License, found in `GPL.TXT', for programs
which already use the GPL. Note that the FTL is incompatible with
the GPL due to its advertisement clause.
The contributed PCF driver comes with a license similar to that of the X
Window System. It is compatible to the above two licenses (see file
src/pcf/readme).
--- end of licence.txt ---
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