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| DATE | 2004-06-02 |
| FROM | Michael Richardson
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| SUBJECT | RE: [hangout] Weird Software License
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Inker, Evan [mailto:EInker-at-gam.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 6:26 PM
> To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> Subject: [hangout] Weird Software License
>
>
> Here's a copy of a Software License that makes little or no sense...
> Can someone please tell me what they are talking about?????
>
>
>
> PrimoPDF License Agreement
> ALADDIN FREE PUBLIC LICENSE
> (VERSION 9, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000) -
> SECTION 0 REVISED FOR PRIMOPDF (FEBRUARY 9, 2004)
> Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Aladdin Enterprises,
> Menlo Park, California, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
> Copyright (c) 2004, activePDF, Inc., Mission Viejo, California, U.S.A.,
> All
> Rights Reserved
>
> NOTE: This License is not the same as any of the GNU Licenses published
> by
> the Free Software Foundation. Its terms are substantially different from
> those of the GNU Licenses. If you are familiar with the GNU Licenses,
> please
> read this license with extra care.
>
> Aladdin Enterprises hereby grants to anyone the permission to apply this
> License to their own work, as long as the entire License (including the
> above notices and this paragraph) is copied with no changes, additions,
> or
> deletions except for changing the first paragraph of Section 0 to
> include a
> suitable description of the work to which the license is being applied
> and
> of the person or entity that holds the copyright in the work, and, if
> the
> License is being applied to a work created in a country other than the
> United States, replacing the first paragraph of Section 6 with an
> appropriate reference to the laws of the appropriate country.
>
> This License is not an Open Source license: among other things, it
> places
> restrictions on distribution of the Program, specifically including sale
> of
> the Program. While Aladdin Enterprises respects and supports the
> philosophy
> of the Open Source Definition, and shares the desire of the GNU project
> to
> keep licensed software freely redistributable in both source and object
> form, we feel that Open Source licenses unfairly prevent developers of
> useful software from being compensated proportionately when others
> profit
> financially from their work. This License attempts to ensure that those
> who
> receive, redistribute, and contribute to the licensed Program according
> to
> the Open Source and Free Software philosophies have the right to do so,
> while retaining for the developer(s) of the Program the power to make
> those
> who use the Program to enhance the value of commercial products pay for
> the
> privilege of doing so.
>
> 0 (a) Subject Matter
> This License applies to the computer program known as "PrimoPDF PDF
> Writer"
> (PrimoPDF) and is a "work based on the Program" ( "AFPL Ghostscript"
> (see
> below) and "Redmon" (see below)). PrimoPDF is a copyrighted work whose
> copyright is held by activePDF, Inc., located at 27405 Puerta Real,
> Suite
> 100, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. "activePDF" is a registered trademark and
> "PrimoPDF" is a trademark of activePDF, Inc. The following paragraphs
> (0(b)
> and 0(c)) details the Subject Matter of the original license. All terms
> and
> conditions of the original AFPL license apply to PrimoPDF. Any reference
> to
> rights and obligations regarding the original subject matter also apply
> to
> PrimoPDF. This indication means that just because the license says "AFPL
> Ghostscript" and "AFPL Redmon" does not mean you can treat PrimoPDF as a
> non-AFPL license product; it is covered by this license. For all intents
> and
> purposes of this license, The Program as defined below (with the
> exception
> of copyright and ownership references) also refers to PrimoPDF.
>
> 0 (b) Subject Matter
> This License applies to the computer program known as "AFPL
> Ghostscript."
> The "Program", below, refers to such program (as well as Subject Matter
> 0(c)). The Program "AFPL Ghostscript" is a copyrighted work whose
> copyright
> is held by artofcode LLC, located in Benicia, California (the
> "Licensor").
> Please note that AFPL Ghostscript is neither the program known as "GNU
> Ghostscript" nor the version of Ghostscript available for commercial
> licensing from Artifex Software Inc.
>
> 0 (c) Subject Matter
> This License applies to the computer program known as "Redmon" The
> "Program", below, refers to such program (as well as Subject Matter
> 0(c)).The Program "Redmon" is a copyrighted work whose copyright is held
> by
> Ghostgum Software Pty Ltd (addition to "Licensor").
>
> A "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any derivative
> work of the Program, as defined in the United States Copyright Act of
> 1976,
> such as a translation or a modification.
>
> BY MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE PROGRAM (OR ANY WORK BASED ON THE
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> AND
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> BASED
> ON IT. NOTHING OTHER THAN THIS LICENSE GRANTS YOU PERMISSION TO MODIFY
> OR
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> PROHIBITED
> BY LAW. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT MODIFY
> OR
> DISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM.
>
> 1. Licenses.
> Licensor hereby grants you the following rights, provided that you
> comply
> with all of the restrictions set forth in this License and provided,
> further, that you distribute an unmodified copy of this License with the
> Program:
>
> (a)
> You may copy and distribute literal (i.e., verbatim) copies of the
> Program's
> source code as you receive it throughout the world, in any medium.
>
> (b)
> You may modify the Program, create works based on the Program and
> distribute
> copies of such throughout the world, in any medium.
>
> 2. Restrictions.
> This license is subject to the following restrictions:
>
> (a)
> Distribution of the Program or any work based on the Program by a
> commercial
> organization to any third party is prohibited if any payment is made in
> connection with such distribution, whether directly (as in payment for a
> copy of the Program) or indirectly (as in payment for some service
> related
> to the Program, or payment for some product or service that includes a
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> of
> distribution involving payment shall not in and of themselves be a
> violation
> of this restriction:
>
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> Posting the Program on a public access information storage and retrieval
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> on-line service), provided that the fee is not content-dependent (i.e.,
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> Distributing the Program on removable computer-readable media, provided
> that
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>
> (b)
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> Functional
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> SHOULD
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> PROGRAM
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> INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA
> OR
> DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
> PARTIES
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> SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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> This License is governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A.,
> excluding choice of law rules.
> If any part of this License is found to be in conflict with the law,
> that
> part shall be interpreted in its broadest meaning consistent with the
> law,
> and no other parts of the License shall be affected.
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> are
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> to
> DFAR Section 227.7202, the Government is acquiring the Program and its
> documentation in accordance with the terms of this License. If the unit
> or
> agency is other than DOD, the Program and its documentation are
> classified
> as "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software
> documentation" respectively and, pursuant to FAR Section 12.212, the
> Government is acquiring the Program and its documentation in accordance
> with
> the terms of this License.
>
>
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