Yeap. I checked that before I downloaded the code for the first time. The thing is that I've never used a package with that license before, and I wouldn't know what is the difference with other more well known licenses, unless of course, you work for Ricoh.
There used to be a chart somewhere where you could easily compare, without being a lawyer, what the difference is between the licences. Personally, I prefer the GPL because I understand that it cannot mutate to proprietary code and you can take legal action with reasonable support if it does.
The European Union did a report which is published here that does an good analysis on Open Source licenses (the report is called POSS feasability study). The GPL has been tested at least once in court with Progress, and although no real litagation was actually performed it seems to do ok. It also held up to patent problems with RTLinux.
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Boris, I forgot to login before replying. I was the one who posted the last license bit.
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Sorry for the late reply, the ricoh license grants a royalty free usage commercial or not ;-).
I read it this way: do what you want commercial or not. If you contribute back to A::P your contribution is also royalty free commercial or not.
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