Conditions for Commercial Distribution of Kermit Software
Kermit Development and Distribution
Columbia University Academic Information Systems
New York, NY, USA
1 January 2002
This document supersedes the documents of the same name with
earlier dates, and all other earlier statements of terms and
conditions, including those found in Kermit manuals and other
documentation published prior to the date shown above. This
document will be updated from time to time as new software and
manuals become available, or when pricing or other conditions
change.
Kermit software is distributed and supported by Columbia University.
The nonprofit Kermit Project is self-sustaining, funded by income from
licenses and sales.
Except where permitted by the license of a specific Kermit software
program, Kermit software may not be distributed, remarketed, bundled,
embedded, adapted, given away, or otherwise redistributed by
commercial enterprises to their customers, clients, prospective
clients, or anyone else external to their organization without a
license to do so from the Kermit Project at Columbia University.
Commercial distribution includes, but is not necessarily limited to,
bundling of Kermit software with hardware or software products;
furnishing Kermit software to institutions, government agencies, or
corporations under contract; including Kermit software on CD-ROM
distributions of any kind (except when explicitly permitted);
inclusion of Kermit software by Internet Access Providers in software
kits provided to their customers; embedding of Kermit software in
industry-specific applications such as medical claims submission
packages; or any other arrangement in which Kermit software is
furnished to customers, clients, or prospective clients for any
purpose.
KERMIT 95
[1]Kermit 95 is the Kermit software for Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and OS/2. Since all
copies of Kermit 95 must be licensed, whether for own use or
redistribution or resale, the conditions for furnishing Kermit 95 to
customers or clients are automatically fulfilled when you license it
for that purpose. [2]CLICK HERE for Kermit 95 Pricing and Licensing
Options.
C-KERMIT AND MS-DOS KERMIT
C-Kermit and MS-DOS Kermit software are not in the public domain. They
are copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of
New York. They may be downloaded for own use, or for use within one's
own organization, and under [3]certain conditions can be redistributed
without explicit license, but in general can be redistributed only
under the following conditions (in which the "supplier" is the
company, organization, or person who is doing the redistributing):
1. The supplier must purchase license seats in sufficient quantity to
cover the number of copies of the software that will be deployed.
As of 1 January 2002, a new commercial redistribution ("omnibus")
license goes into effect, which is far less expensive than the
previous one (which required a book to accompany each copy of the
software). The new license is exactly like the [4]Kermit 95 Bulk
Right-to-Copy License, except that each seat may be fulfilled with
Kermit 95, C-Kermit, or MS-DOS Kermit, according to each
computer's operating system. Thus this license is appropriate for
sites with a mixture of platforms, or in which operating systems
change (e.g. DOS upgraded to Windows; Windows replaced by Linux),
but it can be used just as well for a site that needs only
C-Kermit or only MS-DOS Kermit. [5]CLICK HERE for the new order
form. The minimum size for an omnibus license is 100 seats. To
license a smaller number of copies, order them individually in the
desired quantity: [6]Kermit 95, [7]C-Kermit, or [8]MS-DOS Kermit.
2. The supplier must provide support to its users or customers. In
turn, the Kermit Project supports the supplier.
3. Source code is included with or available for C-Kermit and MS-DOS
Kermit, but not Kermit 95. The supplier must not modify the Kermit
software source code without consent of the Kermit Project at
Columbia University. If changes are needed, they must be
coordinated through Columbia University so they can be supported
and carried forward in new releases. The supplier can, of course,
produce tailored initialization files, command files, macros,
scripts, tip sheets, and similar material that does not involve
changes to the Kermit software source code.
4. The supplier must not modify, remove, or obscure any copyright
notices or disclaimers that appear in the software or
documentation.
5. All standard disclaimers apply, in particular those that accompany
each Kermit software program. In general, the supplier
acknowledges that the Kermit software and documentation are
provided as is; no other warranty is provided, express or implied,
including without limitation, any implied warranty of
merchantability or implied warranty of fitness for a particular
purpose. Neither the supplier nor the end-users shall hold liable
the authors of any Kermit software programs, publications or
documentation nor Columbia University, Digital Press, Manning
Publications, nor any other contributing institution or individual
for program or documentation errors.
6. Suppliers in the United States of America and Canada are subject
to USA and Canadian law and treaties, in particular regarding
export of strong encryption algorithms and software. It is the
supplier's responsibility to conform to all applicable regulations
and statutes.
OTHER KERMIT VERSIONS
Kermit software other than Kermit 95, C-Kermit, and MS-DOS Kermit that
are in release and on the Kermit Project Web and FTP site as of the
date of this document (examples: Kermit-370 for IBM mainframes;
Kermit-11 for PDP-11s) may be redistributed without explicit license,
but any changes to the source code should be cleared through the
Kermit Project. This clause does not necessarily apply to Kermit
software releases that might appear in the future.
SOURCE CODE
Companies may license Kermit source code for purposes of adapting it
to, or integrating it into, products or services. Contact the Kermit
Project's Business Manager to negotiate the terms of the license.
However, it should be emphasized that this course is not recommended
in environments where an existing Kermit program can operate on its
own, since your product will not be able to benefit from bug fixes and
improvements that take place afterwards, nor can it be supported by
us. Most versions of Kermit software are easy to imbed in other
applications, so please think twice before choosing a source code
license.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, contact:
Christine M. Gianone
Business Manager
The Kermit Project
Columbia University
612 West 115th Street
New York NY 10025-7799
USA
Telephone: +1 (212) 854-3703
Fax: +1 (212) 662-6442
Email: [9]kermit@columbia.edu
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Kermit Commercial Policy / Columbia University /
[10]kermit@columbia.edu / 1 January 2002
References
1. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
2. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95pricing.html
3. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/COPYING.TXT
4. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95pricing.html#bulk
5. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/omnibus.html
6. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95ofront.html
7. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/cksorder.html
8. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskorder.html
9. mailto:kermit@columbia.edu
10. mailto:kermit@columbia.edu