[hts-users:01338] Re: HTS License

[Sacha Krstulovic <sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Hello Heiga and HTS-Users;

> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> modification, are permitted [...]
-- vs --
> /* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to use and         */
> /* distribute this software and its documentation without           */
> /* restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,     */
> /* copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or     */
> /* sell copies of this work, and to permit persons to whom this     */
> /* work is furnished to do so, [...]

Your version is more explicit and clearer than BSD about what
one can do with the software. I think that BSD is too vague
about this, and leaves too much room for questioning or
interpretation.

Other than that BSD seems fine to me.

HTH;
                                 -*- Sacha -*-


Heiga ZEN (Byung Ha CHUN) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We are planning to switch the HTS license from the current one to New 
> and Simplified BSD License 
> (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php).
> The current one is as follows:
>
>
> /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------  */
> /*           The HMM-Based Speech Synthesis System (HTS)             */
> /*                       HTS Working Group                           */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*                  Department of Computer Science                   */
> /*                  Nagoya Institute of Technology                   */
> /*                               and                                 */
> /*   Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering    */
> /*                  Tokyo Institute of Technology                    */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*                     Copyright (c) 2001-2008                       */
> /*                       All Rights Reserved.                        */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to use and         */
> /*  distribute this software and its documentation without           */
> /*  restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,     */
> /*  copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or     */
> /*  sell copies of this work, and to permit persons to whom this     */
> /*  work is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*    1. The source code must retain the above copyright notice,     */
> /*       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.       */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*    2. Any modifications to the source code must be clearly        */
> /*       marked as such.                                             */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*    3. 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.  Otherwise, one   */
> /*       must contact the HTS working group.                         */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*  NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,   */
> /*  HTS WORKING GROUP, AND THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS WORK DISCLAIM    */
> /*  ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL       */
> /*  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT   */
> /*  SHALL NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF         */
> /*  TECHNOLOGY, HTS WORKING GROUP, NOR THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE    */
> /*  FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY        */
> /*  DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,  */
> /*  WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTUOUS   */
> /*  ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR          */
> /*  PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.                                    */
> /*                                                                   */
> /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------  */
>
>
> New and Simplified BSD license is as follows:
>
> /*
> Copyright (c) 2001-2008, Nagoya Institute of Technology and Tokyo 
> Institute of Technology
> All rights reserved.
>
> 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 HTS working group 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 COPYRIGHT OWNER 
> 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.
> */
>
>
> The main difference between these two licenses is the following term:
>
> 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.  
> *Otherwise, one must contact the HTS working group.*
>
>
> Can you give us your opinion about the license of HTS?
> We'd like to make it as convenient as possible for both proprietary use 
> and open-source softwares.
> If switching license causes big problems, we will stop it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Heiga ZEN (Byung Ha CHUN)

--
Dr.Sacha Krstulovic - Research Engineer
Toshiba Research Europe Limited
Cambridge Research Laboratory
Speech Technology Group
208 Science Park, Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0GZ - United Kingdom
Tel:    +44 1223 436 978
Fax:    +44 1223 436 909
E-mail: sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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