nemo_outis writes: > There are a number of programs (truecrypt, ntp, pgp, etc.) which, > despite claiming (to varying degrees) to be open-source, are neither > fish nor fowl.
Ntp is clearly both Free Software and Open Source. The license is a straight BSD form: General copyright and license: The following copyright notice applies to all files collectively called the Network Time Protocol Version 4 Distribution. Unless specifically declared otherwise in an individual file, this notice applies as if the text was explicitly included in the file. *********************************************************************** * * * Copyright (c) David L. Mills 1992-2006 * * * * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and * * its documentation for any purpose with or without fee is hereby * * granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all * * copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission * * notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name * * University of Delaware not be used in advertising or publicity * * pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, * * written prior permission. The University of Delaware makes no * * representations about the suitability this software for any * * purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied * * warranty. * * * *********************************************************************** > Ntp, for instance, limits use of the name for publicity/advertising in > commercially derived works. I don't see that it does, but even if it did it would still be Open Source.. > Some licence limitations may seem very trivial but, in my view, they > can nonetheless be a significant disincentive to broad participation > (architecture, coding, testing, etc.) or further developmet. This is > particularly so when the licence is not in a "standard format" (e.g., > such as the GNU licence) The above BSD-style license is as standard as it gets. > Ntp's licence terms do not fall far short of being truly open-source > but short is short. How do they fall short? -- John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions