X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=bacula%2FLICENSE;h=7b65ee5474086b1dd71397fabbdfcc5479917619;hb=1dc71b592aabf1dc0b4ecaf17c65fcf21d45f544;hp=c7bf85e736402155d622508e61a7b08f252f3468;hpb=5bcc7e9141ae3006cfcda3a7598d6507417a135d;p=bacula%2Fbacula diff --git a/bacula/LICENSE b/bacula/LICENSE index c7bf85e736..7b65ee5474 100644 --- a/bacula/LICENSE +++ b/bacula/LICENSE @@ -4,55 +4,87 @@ The name Bacula is a registered trademark. =================================== License: -For the most part, Bacula is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater -and any code that is Copyright Kern Sibbald and John Walker with the GPL -indication is so licensed, but with the following two additions: - -Linking: Bacula may be linked with any libraries permitted under -the GPL, or with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that -are required for its proper functioning, providing the source -code of those non-GPLed libraries is non-proprietary and freely available. - -Termination for Patent Action: In addition to the termination -clause specified in the GPL, this license shall terminate -automatically and you may no longer exercise any of the rights -granted to you by this license as of the date you commence an -action, including a cross-claim or counterclaim, against any -licensor of GPL software alleging that the software infringes -an intellectual property right or a patent. Special dispensation -from or delay to the execution of this clause may be possible -by applying directly to the license owner of this software. -Such a dispensation or delay is valid only in writing and signed -by the one or more of the license holders. +For the most part, Bacula is licensed under the GPL version 2 +and any code that is Copyright Kern Sibbald and John Walker or +Copyright Kern Sibbald (after November 2004) with the GPL +indication is so licensed, but with the following four additions: + +Linking: +Bacula may be linked with any libraries permitted under the GPL, +or with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that are +required for its proper functioning, providing the source code of +those non-GPLed libraries is non-proprietary and freely +available to the public. + +IP rights: +Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the +licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are +provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe +the patent or other intellectual property rights of any other +entity. Each Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient +for claims brought by any other entity based on infringement of +intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a condition to +exercising the rights and licenses granted hereunder, each +Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to secure any other +intellectual property rights needed, if any. For example, if a +third party patent license is required to allow Recipient to +distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to +acquire that license before distributing the Program. + +Copyrights: +Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has +sufficient copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant +the copyright license set forth in this Agreement. Code falling under the above conditions will be marked as follows: - Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Kern Sibbald and John Walker + Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Kern Sibbald This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or - modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as - published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of - the License, or (at your option) any later version. + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + version 2 as amended with additional clauses defined in the + file LICENSE in the main source directory. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU - General Public License for more details. + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + the file LICENSE for additional details. - You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public - License along with this program; if not, write to the Free - Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, - MA 02111-1307, USA. + +Windows: +Certain source code used to build the Windows version of the Bacula +File daemon is copyrighted and or trademarked by Microsoft and may +contain Microsoft intellectual property (examples: Microsoft VC++, the +source to the VSS libraries, the Microsoft C runtime libraries). As +such we cannot and do not distribute that software. We are permitted +however to distribute Bacula in binary form with the necessary Microsoft +libraries linked in. + +You may obtain the parts that we cannot distribute as follows. The +Microsoft compiler available for purchase, and Microsoft provides a free +version of the compiler. The source code and libraries are available for +download from Microsoft public Web servers. We have documented in the +src/win32 directory the URLs from which we obtained the library source, and +how we build the Windows File daemon and many users have succeeded in doing +so themselves. Our intention is to respect as closely as possible Open +Source practices while maintaining full respect for proprietary and +copyrighted code. ===================================== -The entire GPL is reproduced in the html manual distributed with this -source and can also be found online on the GNU web site as well -as at www.bacula.org. +The entire GPL is reproduced in the manuals distributed with the +Bacula documentation and can also be found online on the GNU web site +as well as at www.bacula.org. You may also obtain a copy of the +GPL (or LGPL) by writing to: Free Software Foundation, Inc., +51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA + +Certain parts of the Bacula software are licensed by their +copyright holder(s) under the GPL with no modifications. These +software files are clearly marked as such. -In addition to the GPL, there are parts of Bacula that are licensed -under the LGPL so that they may be used in proprietary code to interface -with Bacula. +There are parts of Bacula that are licensed under the LGPL so +that they may be used in proprietary code to interface with +Bacula. Finally there are parts of Bacula that are in the public domain.