Re: first package pcftisio
> >after searching for a copyright, I sent him an email about it:
>
> >> There is not copyright on pCFITSIO. No guaranties either :-)
>
> >so I was wondering, if such kind of 'NO COPYRIGHT' can be included in
> >debian ?
>
> Sure. It's public domain. I'd write a small blurb into the copyright
> file that says that you contacted the author for clarification, quotes
> the email and states that this has been interpreted that as placing the
> software in the PD, then sign the entire thing to testify that you have
> actually done all that stuff.
>
> Simon
hello,
I'm not having any response from the author.
so I've grepped copyright in the files. and get the follow
grep -i copyright *
config.c:Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
config.c:Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
config.c:Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
config.c:See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
fitsio.h:Copyright (Unpublished--all rights reserved under the copyright laws of
fitsio.h:of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright is
fitsio.h:copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty appears in all copies.
fitsio.html:Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
pcfitsio_wrap.c: * Portions Copyright (c) 1995-1998
And I've put on the bottom of the email the part of the code which contains the word ``copyright''.
Now the fact is that I do not know if such kind of copyright on this files will arleady
not allowing us to push this software on debian. So if already restrict it, then there is no point
to bother the author. Does this files restricts it? if not I do have to re-contact the author of pcfitsio !
regards
Cedric BRINER
cat config.c
/* Generated automatically from /scisoft/bin/../python/lib/python2.1/config/config.c.in by makesetup. */
/* -*- C -*- ***********************************************
Copyright (c) 2000, BeOpen.com.
Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
Copyright (c) 1990-1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
All rights reserved.
See the file "Misc/COPYRIGHT" for information on usage and
redistribution of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
******************************************************************/
...
...
cat fitsio.h
#include <numarray/arrayobject.h>
/* The FITSIO software was written by William Pence at the High Energy */
/* Astrophysic Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at the NASA */
/* Goddard Space Flight Center. */
/*
Copyright (Unpublished--all rights reserved under the copyright laws of
the United States), U.S. Government as represented by the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. No copyright is
claimed in the United States under Title 17, U.S. Code.
Permission to freely use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
and its documentation without fee is hereby granted, provided that this
copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty appears in all copies.
DISCLAIMER:
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
...
...
cat pcfitsio_wrap.c
/*
* FILE : pcfitsio_wrap.c
*
* This file was automatically generated by :
* Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator (SWIG)
* Version 1.1 (Patch 5)
*
* Portions Copyright (c) 1995-1998
* The University of Utah and The Regents of the University of California.
* Permission is granted to distribute this file in any manner provided
* this notice remains intact.
*
* Do not make changes to this file--changes will be lost!
*
*/
...
...
--
Cedric BRINER
Geneva - Switzerland
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