License review for new itext version

[Hans de Goede]

Jochen Schmitt wrote:
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> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:30:56 -0400, you wrote:
>> As Hans pointed out, the word "licensed" is the problem here.
>> Acknowledging that the software isn't designed or intended for any
>> particular use case is fine, but when you say that the "software is not
>> licensed for use...", then you're making a use case restriction.
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> I have sent a mail to the project mailing list to notifiy the
> developers about the licensing issues.
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Ah yes, that sounds much better then the "So iTex will still be dead for 
Fedora" sentence from your other mail. Usually when a license is so close, and 
upstream is not dead, the chances are quite good upstream will be willing to 
change the license. Notice that some (severe) stubbornness from yuor side may 
be needed to get to the point where the license actually gets changed.

Regards,

Hans (who has had several licenses ammended, though those where hobiest 
projects and this is Sun, where everything needs to get past the lawyers).