[Freegis-list] Opendtect.org: Strange Open Source Licence

[Frank Warmerdam]

Henrion Benjamin wrote:
> What do you think of this:
> 
> http://www.opendtect.org/?q=WhatIsOpendTect%2FLicenseInfo
> 
> Is this really Open Source?
> 
> Seems strange...

Benjamin,

No, this doesn't satisfy the Open Source Definition, nor is it free software.
I suppose it is "open source" though since the source is available, but not
in the formal complete sense.

Best regards,

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