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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/catalogue/licenses.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/catalogue/licenses.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..68bcff9226a --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/catalogue/licenses.html @@ -0,0 +1,189 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN"> +<html> <head> +<title>The TeX Catalogue License Definitions</title> +</head> + +<body> +<h1>The TeX Catalogue License Definitions</h1> + +<p><emp><B>NOTE:</B> The descriptions below come from bits and pieces +I've found, so please let me know of inaccuracies. Links are provided +to more authorative information where possible. To be sure, always +check the license conditions of software that you download.</emp> + +<p>Here we list common licenses used by TeX-related software as +recorded in <a +href="http://texcatalogue.sarovar.org/">The +TeX Catalogue</a> as maintained by <a +href="http://www.togaware.com/Graham.Williams">Graham Williams</a>. +In all cases, please check the software's license before using the +software. General information about categories of licenses is avaiable +from <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html">GNU</a>. +License information recorded in the Catalogue can only be regarded as +indicative. While I try to ensure it is accurate, and maintain it +through input from authors, the sheer size of this task makes it +difficult to maintain a watching brief on all licenses.</emp> + +<p>The license conditions are <B>not</B> designed to restrict what can +be submitted to CTAN. Certainly, they are used to determine where the +software will be located on CTAN (under the normal hierarchy or in the +<I>nonfree</I> hierarchy with links from the normal hierarchy). In +this way, redistributors of TeX and family can be surer (if not +certain) of the legal situation. The simple criteria is that any +software not satisfying the <a +href="http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines">Debian Free +Software Guidelines</a> will be recognised as <i>nonfree</i> software. + +<p><b>Free software</b> satisfies the criteria contained in the <a +href="http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines">Debian Free +Software Guidelines</a> which provides the basis of the <A +HREF="http://opensource.org/osd.html">Open Source Free Software +Guidelines</A>. This software can be freely used, modified (hence +source must be available), and distributed (e.g. on distributions like +TeXLive, teTeX, and MikTeX). It is generally copyrighted to legally +protect it. Users are generally given an explicit license to copy, +distribute, and/or modify the software. Authors of free software may +invite users to make monetary donations if they wish, but can not +oblige them to do so, or else the software becomes nonfree. Free +software may rely on nonfree software for extra functionality, but +provides useful functionality without that nonfree software. Further +information on free software is available from <a +href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">GNU</a>. + +<p>While one category would be sufficient (<b>dfsg</b>) we identify +the common subcategories that satisfy the DFSG: + +<table width=80%> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.dfsg.html">dfsg</a> + <td width=70%> + Debian Free Software Guidelines + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.artistic.html">artistic</a> + <td width=70%> + Perl Artistic License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.bsd.html">bsd</a> + <td width=70%> + BSD Style License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.fdl.html">fdl</a> + <td width=70%> + GNU Free Documentation License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.gpl.html">gpl</a> + <td width=70%> + GNU General Public License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.lgpl.html">lgpl</a> + <td width=70%> + GNU Library General Public License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.lppl.html">lppl</a> + <td width=70%> + LaTeX Project Public License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.pd.html">pd</a> + <td width=70%> + Public Domain + </tr> +</table> + +<p><b>Nonfree software</b> has restrictions on it that in some way +prohibit its free distribution. <em>Software in this category can not +be included in distributions except, in general, with specific +permission of the author or by payment of a fee.</em> Because this +software does <b>not</b> satisfy the <a +href="http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines">Debian Free +Software Guidelines</a>, on CTAN it will be stored in the nonfree +hierarchy (except for nosource which remains in the primary hierarchy) +but will have links into the main hierarchy so that the casual user +will still find it. + +<table width=80%> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.unknown.html">unknown</a> + <td width=70%> + Status is not known + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.nocommercial.html">nocommercial</a> + <td width=70%> + Free private use but commercial use not permitted + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.nosell.html">nosell</a> + <td width=70%> + Free use but distribution for profit by arrangement + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.nosource.html">nosource</a> + <td width=70%> + Freely distributable but no source code + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.opl.html">opl</a> + <td width=70%> + Open Publication License + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.shareware.html">shareware</a> + <td width=70%> + Payment is requested if software is used + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=10%> + <td width=20%> + <a href="licenses.other.html">other</a> + <td width="70%"> + General category for other non DFSG licenses + </tr> +</table> + +<hr> +<address></address> +<!-- hhmts start --> +<i>Last Modified 2004/04/18 22:08:30 Graham Williams, Togaware</i> +<!-- hhmts end --> +</body> </html> +<!-- LocalWords: lppl sty CTAN gpl pd nocommercial nosell shareware TeXLive + --> +<!-- LocalWords: CD teTeX MikTeX Debian dfsg nonfree lgpl + --> +<!-- LocalWords: PublicDomainSoftware + --> |