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   Eduard Werner [4]edi.werner at gmx.de
   Tue Jun 28 12:37:39 CEST 2005

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 Dear all,

 Wutoru 28 junija 200508:08, frank pisase:
 > Dear Edward,
 >
 > Werner LEMBERG <[11]wl at gnu.org> wrote:
 > > Edward,
 > >
 > >
 > > to include your sorhyph.tex in the TeXLive distribution (and teTeX) we
 > > need a license which isn't as restrictive as the current one you have
 > > in the file:
 > >
 > >   % Non-commercial usage and usage in TeX-related programs only
 > >   % Packaging with commercial stuff only with written permission
 > >   % of the author

 This was merely a quick notice for my first version that only I used anyway.
 Then, I clean forgot about it.

 > I think we owe an explanation *why* this license is too restrictive.
 > The problem is that free TeX systems like TeXLive (or Linux
 > distributions with teTeX) often *do* get sold.  Even if there is just a
 > TeXLive CD as an add-on to a book about TeX, for a lawyer this means
 > selling TeXLive, and thus selling any file in it.  Similarly, if
 > Lehmann's offer a TeXLive CD with their name on it for what is hardly
 > more than the cost of distribution, it is still commercial.

 See above.

 > Therefore, in order to be able to distribute the file with TeX systems,
 > the restriction on non-commercial uage must be dropped.

 OK. Drop it.

 > The second restriction, TeX-related, is problematic, too:  First of all,
 > it is quite hard to define.  Furthermore, I personally don't see why it
 > shouldn't be used in other Free Software, e.g. in competitors like lout
 > or OpenOffice.

 The hyphenation patterns for OO are based on this.

 > > What do you think about using the LPPL?
 >
 > I would also suggest that, either the current version (1.3a) or "version
 > 1.3a or later".

 No objection. Please put it under the LPPL 1.3a or newer.

 Cheers

 Edi


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