Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist I intend to package hypre, which is "scalable software for solving large, sparse linear systems of equations on massively parallel computers". It provides high-performance matrix preconditioners toward that end, and can be linked with other software such as PETSc and Illuminator for parallel computation of the linear equations, solution, visualization, etc. It is written by a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories.
Unfortunately, the license includes a "No commercialization" clause, which makes it very much non-free. I have contacted the upstream authors to request explicit permission to redistribute it, and also to ask that they consider relicensing under a free license. (Incidentally, the Babel project, also written at LLNL, switched from a similar "no commercialization" license to LGPL, and my request to them for free licensing apparently carried some weight in their case to management.) When I receive this permission, I will upload hypre packaging, with the contents of both the COPYRIGHT_and_DISCLAIMER file below and their authorization email in the debian/copyright file. Upstream COPYRIGHT_and_DISCLAIMER: NOTICE This work was produced at the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (UC LLNL) under contract no. W-7405-ENG-48 (Contract 48) between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and The Regents of the University of California (University) for the operation of UC LLNL. The rights of the Federal Government are reserved under Contract 48 subject to the restrictions agreed upon by the DOE and University as allowed under DOE Acquisition Letter 97-1. DISCLAIMER This work was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately-owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the University of California. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the University of California, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. NOTIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL USE Commercialization of this product is prohibited without notifying the Department of Energy (DOE) or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Regards, -- -Adam P. GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! http://lyre.mit.edu/~powell/The_Best_Stuff_In_The_World_Today_Cafe.ogg
