Re: Distributions?

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Randall Million wrote [2/27/05 7:13 PM]:

> Can the Loader package be distributed outside of the SourceForge
> download?
> 
> randy

Hi Randy.

Each library (or 'module' or 'mod') can be distributed under its own
license. The license is indicated in the documentation for each package.

That being said, all of the mods presently available, including the Loader
package itself, are indicated to be distributed under the BSD/MIT License.

The recent BSD license was amended to make it the same as the MIT license,
so you can go and read the MIT license or the BSD license to see the
details.

I am not offering legal opinion or advice here, but the licenses are pretty
clearly spelled out (and short.)

You CAN redistribute the Loader with your software package. You must follow
the license, and include all the copyright notices and license markings
(simple...just redistribute the package with all the contents you got.)

You CAN have different license for your own product (the BSD/MIT license
specifically requires that BSD/MIT license not be used to restrict the
license of accompanying work...so you can have your own software licensed --
even for a fee -- and still include the Loader software.

You can read the specifics of any number (there are dozens) of Open Source
licenses by going here:  <http://opensource.org/licenses/>

The specific BSD/MIT license is here:

New BSD License (== MIT license)
   <http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php>

MIT License (== BSD license)
   <http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>

These pages are the ultimate reference in the most currently OSI-approved
licenses.

Be sure to read the documentation included with any AppleScript Library (or
'mod') to note the proper license and copyright/author attribution.  Again,
at the present moment, I believe all of the libraries offered are under the
BSD/MIT license, but there are some others (see the 'Strange Archive' at the
site...check the ModBrowser link
   <http://applemods.sourceforge.net/modBrowser.html>
and look at the bottom of the page.  There are links to some other
collections (the old AppleMods archive, which are not loader compatible
as-is) which are not specifically controlled by a license.


I hope that helps with your project!  And thanks for using the site and the
tools.

All the best.

appleMods Project Leader, SourceForge.net