Hello, I have a question about licenses for packages in a PPA. The game SoulFu has a fairly obnoxious license, apparently the attempt of the original author to create a working community development effort gone insane: Disclaimer THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS", AND AARON BISHOP DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT AARON BISHOP WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. PERIOD. Distribution THIS SOFTWARE MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IF NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE SOFTWARE ITSELF, NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE MEDIA UPON WHICH IT IS SUPPLIED, AND NO MONEY IS CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE OF SUPPLYING IT. IT MAY NOT BE SOLD, RENTED, OR OTHERWISE USED TO EARN MONEY, EITHER BY ITSELF OR AS PART OF A COMPILATION OR BUNDLE -- EXCEPT WITH EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION. IF MONEY IS CHANGING HANDS, IT IS A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION! ASK FIRST! I WILL USUALLY GIVE PERMISSION TO MAGAZINES... Alterations This is the development version of Secret of Ultimate Legendary Fantasy: Unleashed, complete with source code. I hereby grant all users permission to modify this game and to distribute derivative works, provided that the following conditions are met: 1. The title screen (WSPLASH), main menu (WMAIN), and "Be Nice" window (WMONEY) must remain intact and unchanged. 2. The disclaimer and distribution text above must be included and abided by. 3. This manual must be included. 4. The high standard of quality must be maintained. Official-ish releases should be voted on by members of the Official-ish forum, and the virtue system should be expanded. It must always change for the better. 5. The NICEWARE system must remain working and enforced - no "work arounds" may be made. In order to access all character classes, the player must type "I SWEAR I DID SOMETHING NICE" one time per session. This license includes significant restrictions on changes to the game, and demands that no money be charged for the software itself. I've written an email to the author requesting something saner, with no response thus far. Would such a license be acceptable for a PPA hosted by Canonical? Justin Dugger
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