Re: status of license for pyMPI

2004-09-04 Thread Faheem Mitha
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 20:26:51 + (UTC), Faheem Mitha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The pyMPI (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pympi/) license says the > following. I think this is non-free under the DFSG, but I would like a > confirmation. I think that the non-commercial clause by itself >

Re: status of license for pyMPI

2004-09-03 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
In any case, a requirement for notification is non-free. Even if it weren't strictly required, that kind of fuzzy undefined use of "commercial distribution" is a bit worrisome. -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: status of license for pyMPI

2004-09-03 Thread Faheem Mitha
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: On Sep 3, 2004, at 16:26, Faheem Mitha wrote: Hi, The pyMPI (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pympi/) license says the following. I can't find anything in there that grants rights to distribute this software. Without that, it can't even go in

Re: status of license for pyMPI

2004-09-03 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Sep 3, 2004, at 16:26, Faheem Mitha wrote: Hi, The pyMPI (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pympi/) license says the following. I can't find anything in there that grants rights to distribute this software. Without that, it can't even go into non-free. [cc'd as requested to [EMAIL PROTEC

status of license for pyMPI

2004-09-03 Thread Faheem Mitha
Hi, The pyMPI (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pympi/) license says the following. I think this is non-free under the DFSG, but I would like a confirmation. I think that the non-commercial clause by itself violates point 6, "No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor", right? But the wording see