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> We believe it is compliant with the Open Source Definition > Prohibit redistribution and use of Nmap within proprietary hardware and software products. Did
by josephcsible 4y ago
> We believe it is compliant with the Open Source Definition
> Prohibit redistribution and use of Nmap within proprietary hardware and software products.
Did they not even bother to skim the Open Source Definition?
> 9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software
> The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed along with the licensed software. For example, the license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the same medium must be open-source software.
- Doxin 4y ago"within" and "with" are not synonymous. You can still distribute non-open-source software along with nmap. You cannot embed nmap in non-open-source software.
- jesprenj 4y agoWhat would be an example of a piece of software shipping _with_ another piece of software where the relationship couldn't be described using "within"?
- Doxin 4y agoIf I copy two unrelated pieces of software to the same folder, neither one is contained within the other. they are both with eachother though. Within refers to a contains-relation. With refers to a sibling-relation. In other words it's <a></a><b></b> vs <a><b></b></a>.
- jesprenj 4y agoSo if a piece of software is, let's say, a web frontend for nmap, and it ships as the main web interface binary alongside nmap.exe in a folder, would that mean that nmap is shipped alongside the web server and not within it, even though the folder is downloaded from the same server when you buy the port scanning frontend software that uses nmap?