[vorbis-dev] Licensing and logo images

[Brian Hook]

> Correct. 

The problem with COPYING is that it's kind of a non-sequitur.  Taken
literally, it makes it look like the product itself (not Ogg Vorbis) is
(C) 2001 Xiphophorous.  The actual text is:

****************
Copyright (c) 2001, Xiphophorus

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

- 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.

- Neither the name of the Xiphophorus nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS 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 REGENTS OR
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 makes sense when you're redistributing Ogg Vorbis libs, but for an
application it seems confusing and inappropriate.  I'm only using Ogg
Vorbis for my background music, and I'm not using any other libraries
that require me to have this type of notice.  Is there a simpler
statement I can put in, like "Portions of this application are (C) 2001
Xiphophorous" or something like that?

> Damn, seems that they aren't on the web currently (and I 
> don't have a copy). Find Jack or Monty on irc 
> (irc.openprojects.net, #vorbis), 
> or email one of them.

I've sent Monty direct e-mail and hope to hear back from him soon.
Those images should probably go up on the Web site?

Brian

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