On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 01:20:54PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: > * Øystein Gisnås: > > > I just wanted to consult you experts before I post an ITP on this > > package. As far as I can see, the license (attached) holds for the > > non-free section. > > This is from their web site: > > | (b) You are allowed to redistribute the Software, under the conditions > | that you (i) do not modify the Software; (ii) do not remove any > | proprietary notices from the Software; (iii) notify Skype in writing > | via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] of your intentions to promote or > | distribute the Skype software; (iv) clearly indicate that the Software > | originates from Skype and use the links and graphics as published and > | indicated on www.skype.com/go/redistribution and, if published on a > | website, include a link to www.skype.com and a link to the download > | location of the Software; (v) constantly monitor www.skype.com in > | order to ensure that you are distributing the latest stable version; > | and (vi) do not distribute the Software for any (commercial) gain, > | including but not limited to including the Software in any commercial > | software bundle. However, the publishers of computer magazines for end > | users are allowed to distribute the Software for free with their > | magazines, provided that they meet with all aforementioned conditions. > > I don't think it's practical to include software under this license > even in non-free. The notification requirement is too cumbersome, and > the hyperlink requirement can only be fulfilled by extensive > modifications of our mirroring infrastructure.
I'm not sure what you refer to as notification, but if it's writing an email to them, that shouldn't be a problem since contacting the author is part of the packaging process in any case. I see the hyperlink as more of an obstacle. I guess one can say that debian packages are being published on a website. I'm pretty sure it wasn't abuse through this kind of distribution Skype wanted to protect themselves against, but that doesn't make it more legal. -- Øystein Gisnås <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> NTNU, Department of Telematics Mob: (+47) 98861515 - MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
