Dear list members, I am working on packaging a library for Debian. The library uses the "Simple Library Usage License" [1]. The license is based on the "wxWindows Library Licence" [2]. But there are differences in the "exception notice" (point 2).
Is the license DFSG-free? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Simple Library Usage License Version 1, Nov 6 2005 Copyright (c) 2005 Gordon Kindlmann Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. SIMPLE LIBRARY USAGE LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA EXCEPTION NOTICE 1. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give permission for additional uses of the text contained in this release of the library as licensed under the Simple Library Usage License, applying either version 1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version of the License as published by the copyright holders of version 1 of the License document. 2. The exception is that you may combine or link a "work that uses the Library" (as defined by the LGPL) with the Library to produce a work containing portions of the Library in binary form, and distribute that work under terms of your choice, provided that: a) You give prominent notice with each copy of the work that the Library is used in it. b) If the work during execution displays copyright notices, you must include the copyright notice for the Library among them. 3. If you copy code from files distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License or the GNU Lesser General Public License into a copy of this library, as this license permits, the exception does not apply to the code that you add in this way. To avoid misleading anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete this exception notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice accordingly. 4. If you write modifications of your own for this library, it is your choice whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications. If you do not wish that, you must delete the exception notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice accordingly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- wxWindows Library Licence, Version 3.1 ====================================== Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Julian Smart, Robert Roebling et al Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this licence document, but changing it is not allowed. WXWINDOWS LIBRARY LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public Licence as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public Licence for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public Licence along with this software, usually in a file named COPYING.LIB. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. EXCEPTION NOTICE 1. As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give permission for additional uses of the text contained in this release of the library as licenced under the wxWindows Library Licence, applying either version 3.1 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version of the Licence as published by the copyright holders of version 3.1 of the Licence document. 2. The exception is that you may use, copy, link, modify and distribute under your own terms, binary object code versions of works based on the Library. 3. If you copy code from files distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence or the GNU Library General Public Licence into a copy of this library, as this licence permits, the exception does not apply to the code that you add in this way. To avoid misleading anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete this exception notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice accordingly. 4. If you write modifications of your own for this library, it is your choice whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications. If you do not wish that, you must delete the exception notice from such code and/or adjust the licensing conditions notice accordingly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Simple Library Usage License http://teem.sourceforge.net/tree/src/LICENSE.txt [2] wxWindows Library License http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/licence3.txt Best regards Dominique Belhachemi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]