Re: Question about the License
Dave Shield <[email protected]>
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Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and my personal opinions carry no official standing whatsoever. If you are in any doubt, you should consult your lawyers. 2009/2/17 Yoshio Kawamo <[email protected]>: > We are making a software and planning to use the > NET-SNMP source having static link with the software. > > I have two questions about the License of NET-SNMP. > > 1.There seem to be seven parts of the License in the > NET-SNMP web site. Is it necessary for us to submit > all parts of the License, or can we select one of > the seven parts? You should not delete any section of the COPYING file. The various institutions listed there have all asserted copywright over their contributions to the project. Use of the software is subject to the conditions listed in this file - which include distribution of the lioensing conditions themselves. > 2.In case that we use the NET-SNMP source having link > with the software made by us, does the license apply > only to the NET-SNMP source or dose it also apply to > the software which has link with the NET-SNMP? It applies only to the Net-SNMP code. You can decide for yourself what licensing conditions to apply to your own code. The Net-SNMP uses what is known as "BSD-style" licensing. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses for a description of what this means. And if in doubt, consult your lawyers. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users