torque license change
Hi all,
I need some opinions about torque's license change.
Earlier versions of torque (<=2.4) are shipped under the original PBS License (e.g. torque-2.4.16/PBS_License.txt).
But now there is a license change in upstreams new torque packages
(>=2.5) and I am not sure how to handle this new situation. They added a new license (torque-2.5.9/PBS_License_2.5.txt) to the source package and moved the old license to (torque-2.5.9/contrib/PBS_License_2.3.txt)
I am posting both licenses below for convenience. Is the license change legal? How should the new debian/copyright file look like?
Thanks
-Dominique
original license in torque-2.4.16/PBS_License.txt :
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OpenPBS (Portable Batch System) v2.3 Software License
Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Veridian Information Solutions, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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For a license to use or redistribute the OpenPBS software under conditions
other than those described below, or to purchase support for this software,
please contact Veridian Systems, PBS Products Department ("Licensor") at:
www.OpenPBS.org +1 650 967-4675 sales@OpenPBS.org
877 902-4PBS (US toll-free)
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This license covers use of the OpenPBS v2.3 software (the "Software") at
your site or location, and, for certain users, redistribution of the
Software to other sites and locations. Use and redistribution of
OpenPBS v2.3 in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
are permitted provided that all of the following conditions are met.
After December 31, 2001, only conditions 3-6 must be met:
1. Commercial and/or non-commercial use of the Software is permitted
provided a current software registration is on file at www.OpenPBS.org.
If use of this software contributes to a publication, product, or
service, proper attribution must be given; see www.OpenPBS.org/credit.html
2. Redistribution in any form is only permitted for non-commercial,
non-profit purposes. There can be no charge for the Software or any
software incorporating the Software. Further, there can be no
expectation of revenue generated as a consequence of redistributing
the Software.
3. Any Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice
and the acknowledgment contained in paragraph 6, this list of conditions
and the disclaimer contained in paragraph 7.
4. Any Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice and the acknowledgment contained in paragraph 6, this list of
conditions and the disclaimer contained in paragraph 7 in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
5. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to
obtain complete source code for the OpenPBS software and any
modifications and/or additions to the OpenPBS software. The source code
must either be included in the distribution or be available for no more
than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and all modifications
and additions to the Software must be freely redistributable by any party
(including Licensor) without restriction.
6. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of the Software must
display the following acknowledgment:
"This product includes software developed by NASA Ames Research Center,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Veridian Information Solutions,
Inc. Visit www.OpenPBS.org for OpenPBS software support,
products, and information."
7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT
ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
IN NO EVENT SHALL VERIDIAN CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OR THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT OR ANY OF ITS AGENCIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
This license will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
without reference to its choice of law rules.
Addendum
To obtain complete source code for OpenPBS and modifications/additions
provided in torque visit www.openpbs.org and/or
www.supercluster.org/downloads.
original license in torque-2.5.9/PBS_License_2.5.txt :
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TORQUE v2.5+ Software License v1.1
Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use this license to use or redistribute the TORQUE software v2.5+ and later versions.
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For free support for TORQUE users, questions should be emailed to the community of
TORQUE users at torqueusers@supercluster.org. Users can also subscribe to the user
mailing list at http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers.
Customers using TORQUE that also are licensed users of Moab branded software from
Adaptive Computing Inc. can get TORQUE support from Adaptive Computing via:
Email: torque-support@adaptivecomputing.com.
Phone: (801) 717-3700
Web: www.adaptivecomputing.com www.clusterresources.com
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This license covers use of the TORQUE v2.5 software (the "Software") at your site or
location, and, for certain users, redistribution of the Software to other sites and
locations. Later versions of TORQUE are also covered by this license.
Use and redistribution of TORQUE v2.5 in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that all of the following conditions are met.
1. Any Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice and the
acknowledgment contained in paragraph 5, this list of conditions and the disclaimer
contained in paragraph 5.
2. Any Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice and the
acknowledgment contained in paragraph 4, this list of conditions and the disclaimer
contained in paragraph 5 in the documentation and/or other materials provided with
the distribution.
3. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to obtain
complete source code for TORQUE and any modifications and/or additions to
TORQUE. The source code must either be included in the distribution or be available
for no more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and all modifications and
additions to the Software must be freely redistributable by any party (including
Licensor) without restriction.
4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of the Software must display the
following acknowledgment:
"TORQUE is a modification of OpenPBS which was developed by NASA Ames
Research Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Veridian
Information Solutions, Inc. Visit www.clusterresources.com/products/ for more
information about TORQUE and to download TORQUE.
For information about Moab branded products and so receive support from Adaptive
Computing for TORQUE, see www.adaptivecomputing.com.”
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ADAPTIVE COMPUTING ENTERPRISES, INC.
CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OR
ANY OF ITS AGENCIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
This license will be governed by the laws of Utah, without reference to its choice of law
rules.
Note 1: TORQUE is developed from an earlier version v2.3 of OpenPBS. TORQUE has
been developed beyond OpenPBS v2.3. The OpenPBS v2.3 license and OpenPBS software
can be obtained at:
http://www.pbsworks.com/ResLibSearchResult.aspx?keywords=openpbs&industry=All&pro
duct_service=All&category=Free%20Software%20Downloads&order_by=title. Users of
TORQUE should comply with the TORQUE license as well as the OpenPBS license.
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