On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, James Milligan wrote:
> License:
A bit of Googling suggests to me it's likely something called Novaboard, and
the scrapped from the cache, the licence is:
Please read the following terms & conditions carefully as they set out
what you can and can not do with this software unless explicity stated by
the developers of NovaBoard.
1. You agree that you will not amend contents of this forum software,
repackage it and distribute it to others unless specified elsewhere in
this agreement or when consent is given by the developers of this
software.
Basically, not open-source; but it grants "the developers" infinite freedom.
2. You understand that you are able to create modifications for this
software and distribute only the modification code and the
instructions to install the modification.
Like Pine was for years; you can distribute it, and the patches to let the
user combine them, but not ship the two combined.
3. You understand that you are able to create themes and/or custom styles
for this software, and that you am hereby given permission to use any
of the original images and styles used in the NovaBoard Default folder
or default images folder for inclusion in your own themes should you
wish to use them.
Grammar fail.
4. You agree that you will not remove the link to the NovaBoard website
that is included in the footer.
BSD four-clause hell.
5. You agree that if you use this forum software for illegal activites
(as defined in the state or country in which you reside, or the state
or country in which the server that hosts your server
resides) NovaBoard and/or it's developers will not be held liable for
any legal action taken.
Definately DFSG non-free as it restricts uses to only legit activities...
If you *are* "one of the developers", you appear to be able to give yourself
consent under item 1.---and therefore give yourself consent to relicence it
under something even vagely open.
If you're not "one of the developers", then that's another piece of
potentially useful proprietary software that just died.
IANAL,
-Paul
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