[Fedora-legal-list] Another Aladdin License

[Tom Callaway]

On 02/15/2013 08:50 AM, Peter Lemenkov wrote:
> Hello All!
> I'm dealing with the code which is licensed under the following terms:
> 
> =================================
> 
> /*
>   Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2002 Aladdin Enterprises.  All rights reserved.
> 
>   This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
>   warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
>   arising from the use of this software.
> 
>   Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
>   including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
>   freely, subject to the following restrictions:
> 
>   1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
>      claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
>      in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
>      appreciated but is not required.
>   2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
>      misrepresented as being the original software.
>   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
> 
>   L. Peter Deutsch
>   ghost at aladdin.com
> 
>  */
> 
> =================================
> 
> I've got two questions:
> 
> * Is this license OK for Fedora?

Yes, this is "zlib".

> * If yes, can it be used in GPLv2+ licensed application?

Yes, it is GPL compatible.

~tom

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