Squeak Licence

Marcus Denker denker at iam.unibe.ch
Fri May 6 08:56:59 UTC 2005


Am 06.05.2005 um 10:40 schrieb Alexandre Bergel:

> Hello,
>
> Serge, Stef and I are interested to promote Squeak at an Open Source 
> conference (http://2005.rencontresmondiales.org). However, it is 
> likely that we cannot because Squeak is not what we call "libre" (I am 
> not sure whether "libre" can be translated into "free").
>
> The commitee of this conference reject our proposal because, according 
> to them,the Squeak's Licence is not "libre" implies that each user has 
> to conform to the US law on exporting... Is it true ?
>
Yes:

"6. Export Law Assurances. You may not use or otherwise export or 
reexport the Apple Software except as authorized by United States law"

So no Squeak in Cuba.

       Marcus




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