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Re: Did nmap just become non-free?
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zimoun |
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Re: Did nmap just become non-free? |
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Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:13:34 +0200 |
Hi Marius,
On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 at 00:13, Marius Bakke <marius@gnu.org> wrote:
> > This is definitely not a consistent license for us.
>
> Having re-read the original text (without the annotations), the thing
> that stands out is:
>
> Proprietary software companies wishing to use or incorporate Covered
> Software within their programs must contact Licensor to purchase a
> separate license. Open source developers who wish to incorporate parts
> of Covered Software into free software with conflicting licenses may
> write Licensor to request a waiver of terms.
>
> From <https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/LICENSE>.
IANAL, it’s a weird way to "double" license; it’s fine since it’s GPLv2
too.
> I'll see what licensing@fsf.org has to say first.
For the record, the free GNU/linux distributions Parabola (listed here
[1]) distributes "nmap":
<https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=nmap>
It will be interesting to know what FSF licensing will say.
> PS: Licenses make terrible bed-side reading!
Boring enough to want to sleep fast? ;-)
All the best,
simon