Re: Need help defining a custom license

On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 04:03 Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Hello Ka,
>
> Thanks for the hint.
>
> I've found this on ChangeLog:
> ---
> 2007/02/14
> ----------
>         + updated configure script.
>         + add -V (version) option (requested by Reuben Thomas).
>         + change license to MIT-style (requested by Reuben Thomas).
> ---
>
> Is this enough info to define it as ISC or MIT? Or should I contact author?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ka Ho Ng <khng300@gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta, 9/02/2023 à(s) 08:49:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 03:46 Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> math/add have a license included in tarball that I'd like to define it
>>> in Makefile.
>>> Any help is welcome!
>>>
>>> COPYING:
>>> ---
>>> $Id: COPYING,v 1.11 2023/02/05 13:28:41 tom Exp $
>>>
>>> ADD
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Copyright 1995-2022,2023 by Thomas E. Dickey.  All Rights Reserved.
>>>
>>> Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
>>> documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided
>>> that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
>>> copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
>>> documentation, and that the name of the above listed copyright holder(s)
>>> not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
>>> software without specific, written prior permission.
>>>
>>> THE ABOVE LISTED COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD
>>> TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
>>> FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE LISTED COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) BE LIABLE
>>> FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
>>> WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
>>> ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
>>> OR
>>> IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> --
>>> Nuno Teixeira
>>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>>
>> This is actually the body of the ISC license.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ka Ho
>>
>>>
>
> --
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>

Despite the changelog stating the licensing being MIT-style, it is actually
ISC-licensed than a MIT-licensed, if you compare it to the license file of
some OpenBSD or ISC-dhcp source files.

Ka Ho

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