On Jan 7, 2008 1:38 PM, Vincent Fourmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems to me that > the copyright notices conflict, and effectively render the file not > distributable, but I am not quite sure; if this file is effectively a > derived work from the work copyrighted by the Universtity of North > Carolina, it is not distributable. It all depends on the meaning of > "based on". What do you think ? What should be done ?
I agree that the notices are incompatible, but I think the problem is more fundamental. The big problem is in the licence terms for the UNC code: > Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its > documentation for educational, research and non-profit purposes, without > fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, This limitation to "educational, research and non-profit purposes" makes the UNC code non-free. So if any UNC code is included in the file in question, then this makes the file undistributable in main. Probably OK in non-free given that Debian is a non-profit organisation. John (TINLA) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
