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.
Revised 20 September 2004 to include Embedded Kermit.
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.
EMBEDDED KERMIT
Embedded Kermit is designed to be incorporated into
other software as a "subroutine" that implements the Kermit file transfer
protocol, or indeed, imbedded in devices and chips that require a compact
but efficient and reliable file-transfer method. It
is not available for download and must be licensed. For further information,
send email to kermit@columbia.edu.
KERMIT 95
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.
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 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):
- 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 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. 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:
Kermit 95,
C-Kermit, or
MS-DOS Kermit.
- The supplier must provide support to its users or customers. In turn,
the Kermit Project supports the supplier.
- 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.
- The supplier must not modify, remove, or obscure any copyright notices or
disclaimers that appear in the software or documentation.
- 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.
- 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:
Frank da Cruz, 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: kermit@columbia.edu
Kermit Commercial Policy /
Columbia University /
kermit@columbia.edu /
1 January 2002