Re: Intent to package proj -- coyright question
On Sat, Feb 14, 1998 at 10:34:26AM -0500, Kirk Hilliard wrote:
> Another concern is that Jerry said that all software published by the
> US government was public domain, "possible with the restriction that
> you are not supposed to use it in any `life-critical' applications."
> I assume that such a restriction (were it to exist) would violate
> section 6 of the DFSG, "No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor".
> Have we run into this sort of problem before?
Well, none of our software can be used in a `life-critical' application,
as, say. controling a nuclear plant, or an air traffic control system.
The software used for those needs to pass special tests.
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Enrique Zanardi ezanardi@ull.es
Dpto. Fisica Fundamental y Experimental Univ. de La Laguna
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