Re: License terms for free Mathematica Player
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg106642] Re: License terms for free Mathematica Player
- From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:41:29 -0500 (EST)
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"AES" <siegman at stanford.edu> wrote in message news:hjmjcq$bb$1 at smc.vnet.net... > In article <hjjqf2$91h$1 at smc.vnet.net>, > "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org> wrote: > >> >> You do not need a license to use the free Mathematica player. Just like >> you >> do not need a license to open a pdf file using the free pdf reader? >> > > The licensing terms that you must agree to for using the free > Mathematica player are located at > > <http://www.wolfram.com/solutions/interactivedeployment/licensingterms.ht > ml> > > Lotsa fine print! > One thing I see is this: " The following uses of .nbp Files are prohibited: Selling the file or including the file in a commercial service. Distributing the file under a cost-recovery scheme (via interdepartmental billing) within an organization. " So, I can't sell my .nbp file. I did not know this. But I am not sure why WRI would put this restriction. If I want to sell my .nbp, why would this not be allowed? You are right, lots of print. But so is the license I just clicked on for the adobe product the PDF reader, which I never bothered to read, has lots of print, so is that for using Java. There seem to be a license to use anything on the net. I am sure there is a license somewhere for using google and yahoo. I am not a lawyer, so I would not try to play one here, but i'd like to see the Mathematica player be completely free to use with no restrictions. > Some of the things you can and cannot do with the free Player, compared > to a purchased Player, are listed at > > <http://www.wolfram.com/solutions/interactivedeployment/compare.html> > Yes, that is what I said before, the free player should have no restrictions. --Nasser