> I wonder if that classic package can stay in our archives (also non-free).
> Did you check deeply its license at BATH? IMHO it's simply a nightmare...
>
> http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/pub/dream/Copyrights
Are you referring to the old csound package or to packing the current
csound? I believe the link you referred to is out-of-date. For example,
here is the license statement from the current babo.c:
/*
babo.c:
Copyright (C) 2000 Davide Rocchesso, Nicola Bernardini
This file is part of Csound.
The Csound Library is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Csound is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with Csound; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307 USA
*/
I have looked over the sources. Each file has either a GPL or LGPL
license with the following exceptions:
OpcLoad.c
OpcLoad.h
metro.c
pipe.c
stats.c
testdb.c
These have no license in the file. However, none of these files are used
to build Csound (they appear to be old and/or test files).
cwin.h
/*
* "cwin.h" Copyright (C) 1994, A C Norman
*
* This defines the public interface supported by the "cwin" window
* interface. Although this header file is copyright it only defines an
* interface - anybody is permitted to read it, make copies of it, edit,
* re-implement packages to its specification and pass it on to others
* either freely or for commercial purposes.
*/
This also is not used to build Csound.
scansyn.c
scansyn.h
scansynx.c
scansynx.h
/* Scanned Synthesis Opcodes:
scansyn.c, scansyn.csd, scansyn.h and related files
are Copyright, 1999 by Interval Research.
Coded by Paris Smaragdis
From an algorithm by Bill Verplank, Max Mathews and Rob Shaw
Permission to use, copy, or modify these programs and their documentation
for educational and research purposes only and without fee is hereby
granted, provided that this copyright and permission notice appear on all
copies and supporting documentation. For any other uses of this software,
in original or modified form, including but not limited to distribution in
whole or in part, specific prior permission from Interval Research must be
obtained. Interval Research makes no representations about the suitability
of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or
implied warranty.
*/
This license is worrisome, but it is merely an opcode and can be easily
ommitted from the build (and debianized sources).
sdif-mem.c
sdif-mem.h
sdif.c
sdif.h
/*
Copyright (c) 1999. The Regents of the University of California (Regents).
All Rights Reserved.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation, without fee and without a signed licensing agreement, is hereby
granted, provided that the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the
following two paragraphs appear in all copies, modifications, and
distributions. Contact The Office of Technology Licensing, UC Berkeley, 2150
Shattuck Avenue, Suite 510, Berkeley, CA 94720-1620, (510) 643-7201, for
commercial licensing opportunities.
Written by Sami Khoury and Matt Wright, The Center for New Music and Audio
Technologies, University of California, Berkeley.
IN NO EVENT SHALL REGENTS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS,
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF
REGENTS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
REGENTS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTATION, IF ANY, PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED "AS IS".
REGENTS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES,
ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
*/
IANAL, but with the exception of the Scanned Synthesis Opcodes files the
licenses seem to conform to the DFSG.
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