Hi all, I have been trying to get information on the status of jcip code source vs CC-BY-2.5. According to upstream this issue has been solved in the past (by Torsten). Torsten if you are reading this ?
Anyway if anyone knows anything on the subject please contact me privately. I am trying to get netcdf-java into debian/main. Thanks much. On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Brian Goetz <br...@briangoetz.com> wrote: > When last we went around on this with Debian (Aug 08), it was considered > acceptable for the authors (myself and Tim Peierls) to indicate that we were > willing to license the code under these terms. This was sent to Torsten > Werner, who should have these on file. Can you check with him? > > Given the volume of license-related requests we receive, this was as much as > we were willing to do; changing the source would be too much. > > > On 4/12/2012 2:59 AM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> >> Hi Brian, >> >> No debian point of view has not changed ! CC version 3.0 is awsome ! >> It is perfect for our approach. >> >> However the file I was referring to was clearly licensed with a 2.5 >> version. Taking the source from the original jar file at: >> >> http://www.jcip.net/jcip-annotations-src.jar >> >> or from: >> >> >> https://github.com/Unidata/thredds/blob/master/cdm/src/main/java/net/jcip/annotations/GuardedBy.java >> >> If one of you could please send me the link with the newly updated 3.0 >> license file, that would be terrific. >> >> As a side note, I am also a technical person, and really the whole >> licensing issue is a mess. But in the end what really count is what is >> written on those lines...so someone has to do it. >> >> Anyway thanks for your help& time, >> >> >> -M >> >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:05 PM, John Caron<ca...@unidata.ucar.edu> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Mathieu: >>> >>> A reply from Brian Goetz is below. >>> >>> It sounds like Brian agrees that we can change the license to something >>> debian is ok with? Or is it already that? >>> >>> FWIW, in the next version of netcdf-java we are using maven for the >>> build, which pulls in the net.jcip code >>> from maven central, instead of including it in our source. >>> >>> John >>> >>> PS: I have to agree with Brian, I think you have too many lawyers. If CC >>> isnt open-source, seems crazy. >>> >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: Re: Fwd: [netcdf-java] Creative Commons Attribution License 2.5 >>> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:27:48 -0400 >>> From: Brian Goetz<br...@briangoetz.com> >>> To: John Caron<ca...@unidata.ucar.edu> >>> >>> >>> I have to say, the amount of grief I've gotten over license choices (not >>> just CC, but seemingly any license one picks) is enough to make one want >>> to stop writing free software! No matter what license one picks, >>> someone, somewhere complains that the license is "not >>> open/pure/permissive" enough. >>> >>> For what its worth, this is the second time Debian has reached out; the >>> last time, they said: >>> >>>> Both Attribution 3.0 and Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 would be good for >>>> Debian. Do you allow us to redistribute your code with one of those >>>> licenses? >>> >>> >>> I acquiesced to this request in Aug 2008. >>> >>> Is this license choice no longer acceptable to Debian? >>> >>> >>> On 4/11/2012 3:55 PM, John Caron wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi brian: Not sure if you've seen this issue or if you are inclined to >>>> modify your license.... >>>> >>>> -------- Original Message -------- >>>> Subject: [netcdf-java] Creative Commons Attribution License 2.5 >>>> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:30:57 +0200 >>>> From: Mathieu Malaterre<mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> >>>> To: netcdf-j...@unidata.ucar.edu >>>> CC: Debian Med Project List<debian-...@lists.debian.org> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I am getting very (very!) close to having netcdf-java in debian. One >>>> remaining issue is with the following file: >>>> cdm/src/main/java/net/jcip/annotations/GuardedBy.java >>>> >>>> This file is distributed with a Creative Commons Attribution License >>>> version 2.5 license. However this license is not accepted in debian >>>> (main) because it is not compatible with DFSG [1]. It has been >>>> discussed in greater details here [2]. For more information on the >>>> status of CC-BY(-SA) 2.5 and previous one can see [3] or [4]. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Now there are two ways to go: >>>> 1. remove this file and possibly replace with something else ? >>>> 2. ask the copyright holder to relicensed his/her work under a >>>> CC-BY(-SA) 3.0 license. >>>> >>>> What is the position of the netcdf-java team on this issue ? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for your time, >>>> >>>> [1]http://www.debian.org/social_contract >>>> >>>> [2]http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debian-med-packaging/2012-April/014918.html >>>> [3]http://evan.prodromou.name/ccsummary/ccsummary.html >>>> >>>> [4]http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses#Creative_Commons_Attribution-Share_Alike_Generic_.28CC-BY-SA.29.2C_v2.5 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mathieu >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> netcdf-java mailing list >>>> netcdf-j...@unidata.ucar.edu >>>> For list information or to unsubscribe, >>>> visit:http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >>>> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-java-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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