From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id XAA27077; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 23:13:22 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA26265 for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 23:13:21 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from remt24.cluster1.charter.net (remt24.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.8.34]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h95LDK119962 for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 23:13:20 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from [24.158.160.166] (HELO [192.168.2.70]) by remt24.cluster1.charter.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 15093891; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 17:13:16 -0400 Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 16:13:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Marc Santoro X-X-Sender: marc@lambda.local To: caml-list@inria.fr cc: luther@debian.org Subject: [Caml-list] Copyright Clarifications Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; 3.07:01 otherlibs:01 bignum:01 subdirectory:01 bignum:01 1989:99 extensively:01 warranties:99 damages:99 derivative:01 binaries:01 utilizing:99 open-source:01 opensource:01 equipment:98 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk In ocaml-3.07 (haven't checked other versions, but I assume this is also present), there is a file: otherlibs/num/README Near the bottom of the file is this paragraph: --- The code in the bignum/ subdirectory is copyright INRIA and Digital, and may be reproduced and distributed freely to non commercial usage according to the conditions stated in the documentation of this package (directory bignum/doc). --- The directory bignum/doc is not present, though I used Google to find what I believe to be that license: http://www.di.ens.fr/~zen/license/bignumind.html --- BigNum license This document and the source code of the BigNum package bear the marking "Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation & INRIA 1989" This documentation, and the source code of the BigNum package may be reproduced and distributed freely to non commercial usage provided that the following conditions are respected: Digital PRL or INRIA should be notified of the copy. The original Copyright notice should not be removed from the documentation or from the source code under any circumstances. Any work using the BigNum package should state explicitly the use of such package, and its origin by including the following sentence: This work uses the BigNum package developed jointly by INRIA an Digital PRL. If any modification is applied to the BigNum package, explicit statements should identify the fact that such modifications have been made, by whom, and where. These statements should not be removed in any further distribution. Any work using extensively the BigNum package should be freely distributed under conditions similar to the distribution of the BigNum package. INRIA and Digital Equipment Corporation make no representations, express or implicit, with respect to this documentation or the software it describes, including without limitations, any implied warranties of merchandability or fitness for a particular purpose, all of which are expressly disclaimed. INRIA and Digital Equipment Corporation or subsequent distributors shall in no event be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages. --- Given these terms, does the ocaml source distribution and derivative binaries utilizing the num package contain software that is not open-source/DFSG (by sections 1 & 6), and not commercially usable or distributable? http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners