From 51db8b7251a543dcc5479aaddb0778a3f0201f69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: oetiker Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:29:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added FLOSS exception from http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html in order to not end up in license incompatibility hell -- tobi git-svn-id: svn://svn.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/branches/1.2@728 a5681a0c-68f1-0310-ab6d-d61299d08faa --- program/COPYRIGHT | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+) diff --git a/program/COPYRIGHT b/program/COPYRIGHT index 84e2a959..8968f964 100644 --- a/program/COPYRIGHT +++ b/program/COPYRIGHT @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Tobias Oetiker All rights reserved. + + GNU GPL License + =============== This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free @@ -18,3 +21,69 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA + + FLOSS License Exception + ======================= + (Adapted from http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html) + + I want specified Free/Libre and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") + applications to be able to use specified GPL-licensed RRDtool + libraries (the "Program") despite the fact that not all FLOSS licenses are + compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public License (the "GPL"). + + As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of the GPL: + + You are free to distribute a Derivative Work that is formed entirely from + the Program and one or more works (each, a "FLOSS Work") licensed under one + or more of the licenses listed below, as long as: + + 1. You obey the GPL in all respects for the Program and the Derivative + Work, except for identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which are + not derived from the Program, and which can reasonably be considered + independent and separate works in themselves, + + 2. all identifiable sections of the Derivative Work which are not derived + from the Program, and which can reasonably be considered independent and + separate works in themselves, + + 1. are distributed subject to one of the FLOSS licenses listed + below, and + + 2. the object code or executable form of those sections are + accompanied by the complete corresponding machine-readable source + code for those sections on the same medium and under the same FLOSS + license as the corresponding object code or executable forms of + those sections, and + + 3. any works which are aggregated with the Program or with a Derivative + Work on a volume of a storage or distribution medium in accordance with + the GPL, can reasonably be considered independent and separate works in + themselves which are not derivatives of either the Program, a Derivative + Work or a FLOSS Work. + + If the above conditions are not met, then the Program may only be copied, + modified, distributed or used under the terms and conditions of the GPL. + + FLOSS License List + ================== + License name Version(s)/Copyright Date + Academic Free License 2.0 + Apache Software License 1.0/1.1/2.0 + Apple Public Source License 2.0 + Artistic license From Perl 5.8.0 + BSD license "July 22 1999" + Common Public License 1.0 + GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL) 2.0/2.1 + Jabber Open Source License 1.0 + MIT License (As listed in file MIT-License.txt) - + Mozilla Public License (MPL) 1.0/1.1 + Open Software License 2.0 + OpenSSL license (with original SSLeay license) "2003" ("1998") + PHP License 3.0 + Python license (CNRI Python License) - + Python Software Foundation License 2.1.1 + Sleepycat License "1999" + W3C License "2001" + X11 License "2001" + Zlib/libpng License - + Zope Public License 2.0 -- 2.30.2