From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nicolas Goaziou Subject: Difference between Scintilla's license and ISC Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:24:15 +0200 Message-ID: <87blytrf6o.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:43605) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdYw0-0007Uy-HF for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:39:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdYhV-0004Ad-NL for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:24:26 -0400 Received: from relay6-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.198]:45487) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdYhV-00048N-9l for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:24:25 -0400 Received: from localhost (40-67.ipv4.commingeshautdebit.fr [185.131.40.67]) (Authenticated sender: admin@nicolasgoaziou.fr) by relay6-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EF758C0003 for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:24:18 +0000 (UTC) List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel Hello, In bug#36043 (), we discuss an issue about the license used in Scintilla. More specifically, the question is: Does Scintilla desserve its own license in license.scm, or should it use ISC? For the record, the Scintilla license is: License for Scintilla and SciTE Copyright 1998-2002 by Neil Hodgson All Rights Reserved Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. NEIL HODGSON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL NEIL HODGSON BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. and the ISC license is: License text Copyright Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. WDYT? Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou