Quoting <20010228110545.E20478 at linuxmafia.com>
by Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>:
> > PilotManager from moshpit.org/pilotmgr has though.
> Ah! A _second_ piece of proprietary software (PilotManager),
This is the copyright file that ships with pilotmgr:
<begin>
Copyright (c) 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without
license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the
above copyright notice and the following two paragraphs appear in all
copies of this software.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS"
BASIS, AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
<end>
Now, given that I'm not an expert on Free Software like you, maybe you
can help me understand which part of this licence makes PilotManager
proprietary software?
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