A basic introduction
The Dark Star is an operating system, optimized for user experience,
providing many desktop and office programs. The Dark Star can fit on
MiniDVD's and is distributed as a LiveDistro which can later be installed
to harddisk, effectively being an option for those who want FreeBSD,
however are scared by the installer and the tons of configuration.
The Dark Star also provides the easy to use DSI - making installing packages -
whether from an FreeBSD 6.1 install CD or downloaded, easy as two or three
clicks with a mouse!
What are you waiting for? Download The Dark Star 5.0 now! Click here!
The License
PATATOS SOFTWARE LICENSE
Version 2-August 2006
Copyright 2004-2006 The Patatos Software Team. All rights reserved.
0. A RECURSIVE LICENSE!!!
This license is under its own terms.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All copies, mergers, derivatives, et cetera, are under this license.
4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by The Patatos Software
Team and its contributors.
5. Neither the name of the Team nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
We hereby disclaim all liability for:
6. Damages:
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PATATOS SOFTWARE TEAM ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PATATOS SOFTWARE TEAM BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
7. Compilance with the licensee's regional laws:
It's your duty to compile with laws in your country; not the Patatos
Software Team's. If you live in a country where usage of this Product,
for any reason, is limited or forbidden, it's your responsibility to stay
compilant with law, the Patatos Software Team cannot be kept responsible
for any possible illegality of your actions involving this Product.
Your rights under this license are automatically voided because of:
8. Breach of license:
If you, the Licensee, have been proven to have breached this license, your
license is terminated if you fail to comply in 15 days after the breach of
license is detected. If you have granted rights under this license to other
Licensees, and the copy of the product their license applies to is not in
breach of this license, their licenses shall survive termination.
9. Defensive termination:
If you, the Licensee, take legal action against the Patatos Software Team or
member(s) of it, your rights under this license and other licenses of Products,
courtesy the Patatos Software Team are therefore automatically terminated. If you
have granted rights under this license to other Licensees, and the copy of the
product their license applies to is not in breach of this license, their licenses
shall survive termination.
The Product's non-technical data should be not misinterpreted:
10.The views and conclusions contained in the Product and documentation are those of
the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies,
either expressed or implied, of the Patatos Software Team.
11.The origin of this Product should not be misinterpreted; you must not claim that you
wrote it (or parts of it), unless you really did.
The Dark Star is an operating system, optimized for user experience,
providing many desktop and office programs. The Dark Star can fit on
MiniDVD's and is distributed as a LiveDistro which can later be installed
to harddisk, effectively being an option for those who want FreeBSD,
however are scared by the installer and the tons of configuration.
The Dark Star also provides the easy to use DSI - making installing packages -
whether from an FreeBSD 6.1 install CD or downloaded, easy as two or three
clicks with a mouse!
What are you waiting for? Download The Dark Star 5.0 now! Click here!
The License
PATATOS SOFTWARE LICENSE
Version 2-August 2006
Copyright 2004-2006 The Patatos Software Team. All rights reserved.
0. A RECURSIVE LICENSE!!!
This license is under its own terms.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All copies, mergers, derivatives, et cetera, are under this license.
4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by The Patatos Software
Team and its contributors.
5. Neither the name of the Team nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
We hereby disclaim all liability for:
6. Damages:
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE PATATOS SOFTWARE TEAM ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PATATOS SOFTWARE TEAM BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
7. Compilance with the licensee's regional laws:
It's your duty to compile with laws in your country; not the Patatos
Software Team's. If you live in a country where usage of this Product,
for any reason, is limited or forbidden, it's your responsibility to stay
compilant with law, the Patatos Software Team cannot be kept responsible
for any possible illegality of your actions involving this Product.
Your rights under this license are automatically voided because of:
8. Breach of license:
If you, the Licensee, have been proven to have breached this license, your
license is terminated if you fail to comply in 15 days after the breach of
license is detected. If you have granted rights under this license to other
Licensees, and the copy of the product their license applies to is not in
breach of this license, their licenses shall survive termination.
9. Defensive termination:
If you, the Licensee, take legal action against the Patatos Software Team or
member(s) of it, your rights under this license and other licenses of Products,
courtesy the Patatos Software Team are therefore automatically terminated. If you
have granted rights under this license to other Licensees, and the copy of the
product their license applies to is not in breach of this license, their licenses
shall survive termination.
The Product's non-technical data should be not misinterpreted:
10.The views and conclusions contained in the Product and documentation are those of
the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies,
either expressed or implied, of the Patatos Software Team.
11.The origin of this Product should not be misinterpreted; you must not claim that you
wrote it (or parts of it), unless you really did.
Copyright (C) 2006 The Patatos Software Team. All rights reserved
