This library software company claims to produce "open source" library applications. The paragraph below indicates that they are not free software. Is this what they mean by a "BSD-like" license?
Thanks if anyone can advise. Teresa
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"Our low-level protocol toolkits are generally distributed under a very liberal "BSD-like" license which asserts our copyright, but allows any and all reuse, including commercial, closed-source applications.
A few of the higher-level packages (eg. Zebra) are licensed under the GPL. Check the license specifications of each package and contact us if you're in doubt. Other forms of licensing can be negotiated for commercial purposes." http://www.indexdata.dk/technologies/open_source/
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Index Data would like to extend a warm welcome to librarians around the world who will be attending the 71st IFLA General Conference in Oslo. As one of the few commercial vendors that distribute and support open source library application software, we note with pleasure the rising interest among librarians for an alternative to the proprietary software that still predominates in the library market. Governments and public agencies all over the world are embracing the values and the advantages of open source software. We urge IFLA conference attendees who are interested in this swiftly advancing movement to attend Program # 134, "Open Source Software for Libraries" on Wednesday from 10:45 to 12:45.
Index Data is a Danish company that has been developing and distributing open source information retrieval software for over a decade. We offer open source alternatives to proprietary software for federated searching, content management, portal management and other information retrieval applications. Our software is used by the Danish National Library, the National Library of Finland, the Library of Congress, the State of Texas and by hundreds of other libraries and library vendors world wide.
During the IFLA conference, we will be showcasing the following products at booth # 606, which we are sharing with REINDEX:
Keystone Digital Library Suite Software for content management, federated searching, and portal management
YAZ Proxy Proxy server that enhances remote access to large bibliographic databases
Zebra High performance database server and index engine
For more information about Index Data and our library software, please visit our Web site at http://www.indexdata.com.
We hope to see you in Olso.