目前遇到國外客戶需要我們列出平台使用的software license,可是因為公司沒有這方面的經驗,所以就大家分別研究各種license的限制。然而,被分配到研究"Apache Software Licence version 1.1",首先先放中英文對照翻譯:(這時候Google翻譯真好用...)
※目前已經被Apache Software License Version 2.0取代※
Copyright (c) 2000 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
版權所有(c)2000 Apache軟件基金會。 保留所有權利。
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
准許以無論有無修改的原始碼或二進位碼形式,為再散布或使用行為,只要符合義務要求即可。
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
1. 原始碼的重製物必須包含授權條款的著作權聲明和授權條款的所有內容。
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.
以二進位碼呈現的重製物必須在程式本體或其他說明資料中重現授權條款的著作權聲明和授權條款的所有內容。
3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
"This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
3. 若含有終端用戶使用說明時,必須同時包含「此產品所含軟體為 ASF 所開發」的確認訊息,並可與第三者的確認訊息間隔並列。
4. The names "Apache" and "Apache Software Foundation" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact apache@apache.org.
4. 在沒有事前書面的允許下,"Apache" 和 "Apache Software Foundation" 的名稱不被用於支持或宣傳從本軟體衍生的產品。書面許可請洽"apache@apache.org"
5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Apache", nor may "Apache" appear in their name, without prior written permission of the Apache Software Foundation.
5. 未經Apache Software Foundation書面允許前,從本軟體衍生的產品不得以 "Apache" 稱呼或在名稱中包含 "Apache" 的字眼。
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESSED OR 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 APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR ITS 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.
This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation. For more information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see .
Portions of this software are based upon public domain software originally written at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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看起來這種License很簡單,沒有強迫軟體商必須放出自己的原始碼,只要發行時保留
授權條款的著作權聲明和授權條款的所有內容、在使用說明書中說明「此產品所含軟體為 ASF 所開發」、並且在沒有書面允許前不要使用"Apache"相關字樣來宣傳或命名產品。
資料來源:
http://www.openfoundry.org/tw/licenses/28-apache-license-11-apache-11 (中文翻譯部分)
http://opensource.org/licenses/apachepl-1.1.php (英文部分)
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-1.1 (原始文件)