At 12:24 PM +0000 9/6/96, Dave Sill wrote:
>Richard Pieri <ratinox@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu>
>>
>>>>>>> "UT" == Unix Tech {Glen-Net Communications} <unixtech@glen-net.ca>
>>>>>>> writes:
>>
>>UT> I've recently setup MD on our network. Just wondering how much to
>>UT> charge to setup a list on our server? Should I charge by the number
>>UT> of people on the list or the amount of traffic generated by it?
>>
>>You really should read the Majordom license a bit more carefully.
>>Section 2a, Limitations On Licence states that, "no part of Majordomo
>>may be incorporated into any program or other product that is sold, or
>>for which any revenue is received without written permission of Great
>>Circle Associates. A comercial license will be required in this case."
>>I expect that there are probably some guidelines in the comercial
>>license.
>
>What "Unix Tech" is proposing selling is a service, not a product
>incorporating Majordomo. IANAL, but I think the wording you quote
>above applies to people who want to take some or all of Majordomo's
>code, modify it or add to it, and sell the resulting software.
>
>-Dave
You're both correct. The license that's currently distributed does say
that they'd need a commercial license for what they're proposing to do.
HOWEVER, whenever anyone emails asking about a commercial license, they get
back a standard form letter response from me that I've included below. The
1.94 release will include a revised license file that clarifies the
situation.
-Brent
You may install Majordomo at your site and run mailing lists for other
using it, and charge for that service.
You may install Majordomo at other sites, and charge for your time to
install, configure, customize, and manage it.
You may charge for enhancements you've made to the Majordomo software,
subject to the distribution restrictions listed below.
You may not charge for the Majordomo software itself.
You may publicly distribute an unmodified and complete version of
Majordomo, for instance as part of a collection of free software packages,
but you must distribute the whole package, and you must tell people where
they can obtain the latest version
(ftp://ftp.greatcircle.com/pub/majordomo/).
You may not _publicly_ distribute a modified or incomplete version of
Majordomo. You may make such a version available to your own clients,
subject to the restrictions below, but not to the general public (for
instance, by placing it on an anonymous FTP site).
You may not distribute a modified version of Majordomo without clearly
identifying it as such (changing the version string in
majordomo_version.pl), identifying the changes (through appropriate README
documentation and/or comments in the code), identifying who will be
responsible for supporting the modified version, and informing people
receiving the modified version where they can find an unmodified version
(ftp://ftp.greatcircle.com/pub/majordomo/).
If you have any questions, please direct them to
Majordomo-License@GreatCircle.COM.
-Brent
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