I'm thinking about packaging the Java-based Open Card Framework for use in accessing "smart cards". It's freely available from www.opencard.org. I'm using it with a Java-based iButton (www.ibutton.org). The license is enclosed below, unchanged except for formatting to fit within standard email margins.
Does anyone see a reason why it is not DFSG-free? The paragraph that bothers me the most is the one at the end of clause 3: Each Contributor agrees to provide condensed summaries of its Contributions to OCC periodically, from time to time on a schedule decided solely by Contributor, either with or without copies of the Program as modified by such Contributions. I know that we've rejected mandatory notification clauses before, but this one seems particularly flexible given that the schedule is "decided solely by Contributor", and I'm not sure whether it would still be a problem. Comments? Thanks, Ben. ----------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN CARD CONSORTIUM SOURCE LICENSE Version 1.0 8/10/1999 THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS OPEN CARD CONSORTIUM SOURCE LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY DOWNLOADING, USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. 1. 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