[stsf] [Fwd: [stsf-announce] STSF changes license]

[Roland Mainz]

Hi!

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How compatible is the new license with MPL (="Mozilla Public License")
and GPL ?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [stsf-announce] STSF changes license
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:57:55 -0700
From: Alexander Gelfenbain <Alexander.Gelf at Sun.COM>
To: stsf-announce at freedesktop.org


Effective immediately, Sun is making STSF source code license less 
restrictive.
All source code files STSF will use the terms of the standard BSD 
license that
reads as follows:

  * Copyright © XXXX Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  * are met:
  *
  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  *
  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in 
the
  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the 
distribution.
  *
  * 3. Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. nor the names of
  *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived 
from
  *    this software without specific prior written permission.
  *
  * This software is provided "AS IS," without a warranty of any kind.
  *
  * ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES,
  * INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
  * PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
  * SUN AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR
  * LIABILITIES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF OR RELATING TO USE,
  * MODIFICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
  * IN NO EVENT WILL SUN OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST
REVENUE,
  * PROFIT OR DATA, OR FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
  * INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE
  * THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF SUN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 
DAMAGES.

AG


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Alexander Gelf
User Experience / Globalization Engineering
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+1 (408) 635-0612

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