On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 01:02:25PM +0300, Jussi Lehtola wrote:

Hi,

I'm packaging TeLa, which requires the NASA CDF library. http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Review request is at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494520

The copyright is as follows:

Copyright 2008 Space Physics Data Facility NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

This software may be copied or redistributed as long as it is not sold for profit, but it can be incorporated into any other substantive product with or without modifications for profit or non-profit. If the software is modified, it must include the following notices:

• The software is not the original (for protectiion of the original author's reputations from any problems introduced by others)

• Change history (e.g. date, functionality, etc.)

This copyright notice must be reproduced on each copy made. This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranties whatsoever.

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Is the license acceptable for inclusion?

It would seem no. It has a very confusing 'not sold for profit' item.

Spot can weigh in more if needs be.

josh

On 04/07/2009 06:02 AM, Jussi Lehtola wrote:

Is the license acceptable for inclusion?

No. It is poorly worded and non-free. Red Hat Legal concurs with that assessment.

~spot