2007/8/24, Ciro Iriarte
Hi,
Last week i made some oracle-instanclient packages to build tora and perl-DBD-Oracle, and where deleted because of legal issues.
According to the license agreement it can be redistributed with other apps, BUT, this paragraphs seem to avoid having it on a linux distro as you can't control where it's going to be used:
----------------------------------------------------------- Export Controls on the Programs Selecting the "Accept License Agreement" button is a confirmation of your agreement that you comply, now and during the trial term, with each of the following statements:
-You are not a citizen, national, or resident of, and are not under control of, the government of Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Libya, North Korea, Syria, nor any country to which the United States has prohibited export. -You will not download or otherwise export or re-export the Programs, directly or indirectly, to the above mentioned countries nor to citizens, nationals or residents of those countries. -You are not listed on the United States Department of Treasury lists of Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, and Specially Designated Narcotic Traffickers, nor are you listed on the United States Department of Commerce Table of Denial Orders.
You will not download or otherwise export or re-export the Programs, directly or indirectly, to persons on the above mentioned lists. ----------------------- snip -----------------------------
Is there any legal workaround?, anyone interested in this app?, it would be really great to have oracle-instantclient out of the box on a linux workstation.
Please see "OTN Development and Distribution License Agreement for Instant Client" at http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/linu...
Regards, Ciro
Oh, and forgot this paragraph ¬¬ ------------ You will not use the Programs for, and will not allow the Programs to be used for, any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, for the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction. ------------ Regards, Ciro