--- loncom/license/about.html 2002/05/24 14:42:10 1.4 +++ loncom/license/about.html 2003/01/30 15:10:47 1.10 @@ -1,21 +1,26 @@ - - - About LON-CAPA - - -

About the -LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA)

+ + + + + About LON-CAPA + + +

Small LON-CAPA logoAbout the +LearningOnline Network with CAPA +(LON-CAPA)

+

VERSION:

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Copyright Michigan State University Board of +Trustees

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Copyright Michigan State University Board of -Trustees

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     The LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA)
-    is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
     (at your option) any later version.
 
     LON-CAPA is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with LON-CAPA; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA -
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TtHfunc -and TtMfunc by Ian -Hutchinson. TtHfunc and TtMfunc (the "Code") may be compiled and +

+ +TtHfunc +and TtMfunc by Ian +Hutchinson. TtHfunc and TtMfunc (the "Code") may be compiled and linked into binary executable programs or libraries distributed by -the Michigan State Univeristy (the "Licensee"), but any binaries so +the Michigan State University (the "Licensee"), but any binaries so distributed are hereby licensed only for use in the context of a program or computational system for which the Licensee is the primary author or distributor, and which performs substantial additional tasks beyond the translation of (La)TeX into HTML. The C source of the Code may not be distributed by the Licensee to any other parties -under any circumstances.

+under any circumstances.

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+HTTPi is (C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
+
+** While HTTPi is free, it is NOT distributed under CopyLeft or GPL. Please **
+** read on to find out what the differences are. Licenses protect author    **
+** rights -- please honour them, even with free software packages.          **
+
+You can modify and tweak HTTPi to your heart's content. You don't need to
+pay me for using it, and you don't need my permission to make changes (though
+I or an authorised maintainer will be the only ones checking code back into
+HTTPi's code base for authorised patches and new versions).
+
+HTTPi must be free, and any and all distributions and derivatives must
+themselves be free. By free software I do not necessarily mean free in the
+way that Richard Stallman of GNU fame might -- merely that distributions
+be without cost. "Derivatives" shall constitute distributions with code
+added or removed from the base distribution, or distributions that are
+signficantly based on the source code (though may not necessarily include
+the source code itself), in the Author's sole judgement. This means a C port
+of HTTPi is still a derivative, or a Win32 version, or whatever. You do not
+have to provide source code, which is a deviation from GPL.
+
+You MAY NOT:
+
+	* make changes and slap your copyright on the entire package. Your
+	  copyright extends only to the changes you've made. My copyright,
+	  and any copyrights asserted by HTTPi's contributors, remain.
+
+	* supersede the license agreement here. You may not charge a fee for a
+	  HTTPi distribution, for example. Derivatives count as distributions.
+	  This license agreement, therefore, applies IN FULL to any
+	  distribution or derivative work.
+
+	  The exception: you MAY include HTTPi as part of an operating system
+	  distribution and sell that. Linux dists and FreeBSD dists are okay,
+	  for example.
+
+	  You also MAY NOT place your derivative work under GPL, because that
+	  is a different, though similar, licensing agreement, and the
+	  License here does reflect constraints that are mutually exclusive.
+
+	* make a distribution of HTTPi that does not include ALL files,
+	  including this license, and ONLY these files. If not, it is a
+	  derivative work, and you may NOT call it an official distribution.
+
+	* make or distribute a distribution of HTTPi that does not clearly
+	  state the copyright (i.e.
+
+Contains or is based on the HTTPi web server
+(C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
+http://httpi.floodgap.com/
+
+	  would be just about perfect), or make or distribute a derivative of
+	  HTTPi that does not clearly state the copyright.
+
+You MUST:
+
+	* copyright your derivative works. You may not make them public domain.
+
+	* include this LICENSE agreement in any and all derivative
+	  works you create, as either a separate file or part of your
+	  non-mutually exclusive license (that is, does not conflict
+	  with these terms).
+
+	* absolve the programmers of HTTPi (including yours truly :-) and
+	  any contributors) of any liability, real or imagined, and certify
+	  that you are using this program AT YOUR OWN RISK. While the
+	  programmers shall endeavour to make HTTPi as bug-free as possible,
+	  entomological phenomena can and do occur. Such is life.
+
+	  If you make a derivative work of HTTPi, you MAY decide that you
+	  wish to offer warranty support. You may do so, but your doing so
+	  does in no way make me, the programmers of HTTPi, or anyone else
+	  liable for the fulfillment of your warranty, and you and the users
+	  of your derivative work must agree to hold us legally blameless
+	  under ALL circumstances. (Remember, no mutually exclusive license
+	  terms in your derivative works, right?)
+
+Your usage of this program constitutes your binding acceptance of these
+terms. Don't even think about starting HTTPi up on your system if you don't
+agree to follow the terms detailed in this license IN THEIR ENTIRETY. Don't
+even think about modifying it, patching it or distributing it if you don't,
+either. Exceptions to these restrictions must be obtained from me, the
+copyright holder, IN WRITING.
+
+I reserve the right to interpret this document, and I also reserve the right
+to make license changes without notice effective on issue date. All legal
+issues shall be dealt with in accordance with the State of California, United
+States of America.
+
+Other than that, have a blast! Keep software free.
+
+Revised 12/24/2000
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History

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History

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Based on the CAPA and LectureOnline - software systems developed at Michigan State University.

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Based on the CAPA and +LectureOnline + software systems developed at Michigan State University.

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Support

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Michigan State University logoSupport

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Initial development of LON-CAPA was sponsored by Michigan State +

Initial development of LON-CAPA was sponsored by Michigan State University in the Laboratory for Instructional Technology in -Education.

+Education.

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Additional -support by the National Science Foundation under NSF -ITR 85921. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or +

+NSF iconAdditional +support by the National Science Foundation under +NSF +ITR 85921. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science -Foundation.

+Foundation.

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Contributing support by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the -Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Contributing support by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the +Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Code Contributors to Date

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Code Contributors to Date

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Guy Albertelli, Ron Fox, Matthew Hall, -Scott Harrison, Harsha Jagasia, Gerd Kortemeyer, +

Guy Albertelli II, Jeremy Bowers, Ron Fox, Matthew Hall, +Scott Harrison, Harsha Jagasia, Robert McQueen, Gerd Kortemeyer, Mark Lucas, Behrouz Minaei, Hon-Kie Ng, Alexander Sakharuk, Jason Stredwick, -Yihjia Tsai, Benjamin Tyszka

+Yihjia Tsai, Benjamin Tyszka

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Additional Contributors

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Additional Contributors

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Wolfgang Bauer, Walt Benenson, Ed Kashy, Jim Linnemann.

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Wolfgang Bauer, Walt Benenson, Ed Kashy, Jim Linnemann.

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