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> (please, fix that hell of license) What do you mean?

by fao_ 10mo ago

anthk 10mo ago
The gnuplot one.
- kragen 10mo ago
  I think the Gnuplot license is uncontroversially a GPL-incompatible free software license? https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#gnuplot https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#gnuplot
somat 10mo ago
I had to look it up, it's a little obnoxious but it's weird enough that I like it. The intent appears to be that modified versions of gnuplot have to be very clear and explicit that they are not gnuplot or made by the gnuplot team. anyway, here it is. At least it's still shorter than the gpl. * Copyright 1986 - 1993, 1998, 2004 Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley * * Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software and its * documentation for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, * provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and * that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear * in supporting documentation. * * Permission to modify the software is granted, but not the right to * distribute the complete modified source code. Modifications are to * be distributed as patches to the released version. Permission to * distribute binaries produced by compiling modified sources is granted, * provided you * 1. distribute the corresponding source modifications from the * released version in the form of a patch file along with the binaries, * 2. add special version identification to distinguish your version * in addition to the base release version number, * 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the * support of your modified version, and * 4. retain our contact information in regard to use of the base * software. * Permission to distribute the released version of the source code along * with corresponding source modifications in the form of a patch file is * granted with same provisions 2 through 4 for binary distributions. * * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty * to the extent permitted by applicable law.

> (please, fix that hell of license) What do you mean?

by fao_ 10mo ago

> (please, fix that hell of license) What do you mean?

anthk 10mo ago

The gnuplot one.

kragen 10mo ago
I think the Gnuplot license is uncontroversially a GPL-incompatible free software license? https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#gnuplot https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#gnuplot

somat 10mo ago

I had to look it up, it's a little obnoxious but it's weird enough that I like it. The intent appears to be that modified versions of gnuplot have to be very clear and explicit that they are not gnuplot or made by the gnuplot team. anyway, here it is. At least it's still shorter than the gpl. * Copyright 1986 - 1993, 1998, 2004 Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley * * Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software and its * documentation for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, * provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and * that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear * in supporting documentation. * * Permission to modify the software is granted, but not the right to * distribute the complete modified source code. Modifications are to * be distributed as patches to the released version. Permission to * distribute binaries produced by compiling modified sources is granted, * provided you * 1. distribute the corresponding source modifications from the * released version in the form of a patch file along with the binaries, * 2. add special version identification to distinguish your version * in addition to the base release version number, * 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the * support of your modified version, and * 4. retain our contact information in regard to use of the base * software. * Permission to distribute the released version of the source code along * with corresponding source modifications in the form of a patch file is * granted with same provisions 2 through 4 for binary distributions. * * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty * to the extent permitted by applicable law.