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From: Niclas Hedhman <niclas@hedhman.org>
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To: legal-discuss@apache.org
Subject: Re: Dear Moderator: swsoft - Misinformation /License violation?
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:08:09 +0800
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On Wednesday 10 October 2007 06:46, Matthew Elvey wrote:
> "This is your Apache web server dashboard. *Apache is a public-domain
> open source web server.* Please review your current Apache settings,
> displayed on the screen."

Apache is not "public domain", but licensed under a very liberal license...

>  -from swsoft's HSPC control panel - e.g. at
>  https://hspc.tektonic.net/cp/ or
>  https://hspc.tektonic.net/cp/index.cgi/system/apache (login required;
>  screen shot available upon request.)
>
> It's not ASF-licensed != public domain.  

... which means that people are allowed to use our products in closed-source 
products with no restrictions on their licensing model. The viral properties 
of GPL is not present in our license.


Cheers
Niclas

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