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Hi folks, |
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Over in #gentoo-dev we've been discussing the need for a new license |
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for OpenSMTPD (currently in my overlay [1]). |
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What do we call it, and should it be included, or is it already |
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covered by another license we have? |
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* Portions Copyright (c) 1995 by International Business Machines, Inc. |
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* International Business Machines, Inc. (hereinafter called IBM) grants |
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* permission under its copyrights to use, copy, modify, and distribute this |
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* Software with or without fee, provided that the above copyright |
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notice and |
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* all paragraphs of this notice appear in all copies, and that |
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the name of IBM |
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* not be used in connection with the marketing of any product incorporating |
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* the Software or modifications thereof, without specific, written prior |
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* permission. |
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* To the extent it has a right to do so, IBM grants an immunity from suit |
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* under its patents, if any, for the use, sale or manufacture of |
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products to |
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* the extent that such products are used for performing Domain Name System |
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* dynamic updates in TCP/IP networks by means of the Software. |
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No immunity is |
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* granted for any product per se or for any other function of any product. |
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* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", AND IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, |
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* INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A |
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* PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL IBM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, |
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* DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES |
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WHATSOEVER ARISING |
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SOFTWARE, EVEN |
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* IF IBM IS APPRISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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Thanks, |
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Jason |
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[1] http://git.zx2c4.com/portage/tree/mail-mta/opensmtpd/opensmtpd-5.2.ebuild |
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Jason A. Donenfeld |
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Gentoo Linux Security |
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zx2c4@g.o |
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www.zx2c4.com |