> In short, SSH grants universities around the world a free right to use
> SSH Secure Shell free of charge within their organization for
> non-commercial use. This includes both Windows and Unix versions.
Please be very specific with your definition of "non-commercial use"
in your license. Other licenses that were supposedly "free for
non-commercial use" have not been because they include
. references to special treatment for administrative tasks
once the software is installed it is impossible to restrict
its use. If restrictions on use are applied, then the software
(especially on a server) cannot be installed.
. restrictions on distribution as part of revenue generating
activities.
many Universities have special computing fees separate from
tuition or labs fees to cover the cost of support, network
infrastructure to residence halls, and software distribution.
These fees constitute revenue generation and prohibit the
distribution of the software unless the fees are abandoned
(a thoroughly impractical idea.)
Other items of concern to be addressed in the license:
. it is impossible for a University to restrict the use
of the software once distributed to students, faculty and
staff to only University activities. Nor is it feasible
for the University to be responsible for the return or
destruction of the software once the recipient leaves the
University community.
. Universities often have special computing infrastructures
which need to be supported. Do the Universities have the
right to modify the code to support their needs? Will
Windows source code be made available?
