Sybase Open Watcom Public License
| DFSG compatible | No |
|---|---|
| FSF approved | No[1] |
| OSI approved | Yes[2] |
The Sybase Open Watcom Public Licence is an open source license that has been approved by the Open Source Initiative.[2] It is the licence under which the Open Watcom C/C++ compiler is released.
The license has not been accepted as "free" under the Debian Free Software Guidelines, due to controversy about the license's termination clauses.[3][4]
The Free Software Foundation has stated that the license is not free as it requires the source to be published when you "deploy" the software, including private use.[1] This goes beyond what their GPL demands, but has similarity with the AGPL from 2008 which is considered free.
The Fedora project also considers the license as non free, citing the FSF argumentation.[5]
History
The draft of version 2.0 of the Licence was published on 20 January 2004. This version incorporated changes from Apple and made the licence less specific to OpenWatcom.[6] [7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Debian Bug report #376431 RFP: openwatcom.
- ↑ Is the Sybase Open Watcom License ok?, thread on debian-legal mailing list (July 2006).
- ↑ Fedora Wiki: Licensing
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ ftp://ftp.openwatcom.org/pub/devel/license-2.pdf
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Further reading
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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