[ruby-dev:42252] Re: Ruby'sライセンスの、BSDLとのデュアルライセンスへの変更

2010年9月14日12:57 Akinori MUSHA <[e-mail]>:
> NARUSE, Yui wrote:
>> diff --git a/BSDL b/BSDL
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..d63ffac
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/BSDL
>> @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
>> +
>> +  Copyright (C) 1993-2010 Yukihiro Matsumoto.
>> +  All rights reserved.
>> +
>> +  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>> +  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
>> +  are met:
>> +  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>> +     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>> +  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
>> +     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
>> +     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>> +
>> +  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
>
> ここは免責が広く及ぶよう、
>
>        "THE AUTHOR" -> "THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS"
>
> とした方がいいと思います。（FreeBSD Licenseと同じ）

FreeBSD もそこは THE FREEBSD PROJECT のみですよ。
http://www.freebsd.org/ja/copyright/freebsd-license.html

>> +  IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
>> +  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
>> +  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
>> +  ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
>> +  DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
>> +  OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
>> +  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
>> +  STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
>> +  IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
>> +  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>
>> diff --git a/COPYING.ja b/COPYING.ja
>> index aa2a163..5b5b91c 100644
>> --- a/COPYING.ja
>> +++ b/COPYING.ja
>
> 　COPYING.ja は消しませんか？英語版（COPYING）と内容が違っていて、
> 正式なライセンス文面としても、よしんば参考訳としてみても不適切だと
> 思います。

消してしまうと Ruby's 全体が変わってしまうので、わたしの現在のスコープ外です。
(わたしは狭義の Ruby's は実は日本語と英語のデュアルライセンスだと思っている)

反対はしませんが、発散してほしくないので、こちらは BSDL への切り替えが
終わってから別に提案してください。

-- 
NARUSE, Yui
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