[i apologize for contributing to this thread]
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Jonathan Walther wrote:
> In that case, as a user concerned with freedom, and my ability
> to use OpenBSD in certain embedded systems I'm working on, I'd
> like to request the removal of vim,
i believe vim's license is quite acceptable.
SUMMARY
Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation to orphans in Uganda. See |iccf| below.
If you include Vim on a CD-ROM, I would like to receive a copy. Just so I
know which Vim distributions exists in the world (and to show off to my
friends :-)).
DETAILS
There are no restrictions on distributing an unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of
Vim may also be distributed, but this text must always be included. You are
allowed to include executables that you made from the unmodified Vim sources,
your own usage examples and Vim scripts.
If you distribute a modified version of Vim, you are encouraged to send the
maintainer a copy, including the source code. Or make it available to the
maintainer through ftp; let him know where it can be found. If the number of
changes is small (e.g., a modified Makefile) e-mailing the diffs will do.
When the maintainer asks for it (in any way) you must make your changes,
including source code, available to him.
The maintainer reserves the right to include any changes in the official
version of Vim. This is negotiable. You are not allowed to distribute a
modified version of Vim when you are not willing to make the source code
available to the maintainer.
The current maintainer is Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>. If this changes, it
will be announced in appropriate places (most likely www.vim.org and
comp.editors). When it is completely impossible to contact the maintainer,
the obligation to send him modified source code is dropped.
It is not allowed to remove these restrictions from the distribution of the
Vim sources or parts of it. These restrictions may also be used for previous
Vim releases instead of the text that was included with it.
-vedge
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