On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:58:34 +0000 Dominic Hargreaves wrote: > [please CC me on replies as I am not on the debian-legal list]
Done! > > Hi, > > I'm packaging a mapping toolkit 'mapnik' [1] and while most of the > software is LGPL or BSD-style, some test/demo data included is derived > from data covered under this licence: > > http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/licence.jsp When asking debian-legal to review a license, quoting its full text is always recommended practice (so that the analyzed license is kept in the archives for future reference). The license under question is therefore fully quoted below: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOGRATIS LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR UNRESTRICTED USE OF DIGITAL DATA This is a legal agreement between you ("Licensee") and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada ("Canada"), as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada. BY ACCESSING, DOWNLOADING, PRINTING OR USING THE DATA, INFORMATION AND MATERIALS BEING PROVIDED WITH, OR ACCESSIBLE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. 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