Re: Copyright question
Hi Jean!
You wrote:
> I intend to package HPL benchmarks. Copyright file contains the
> following statements:
> ----------------------
> 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>
> 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the
> documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>
> 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
> software must display the following acknowledgement:
> This product includes software developed at the University of
> Tennessee, Knoxville, Innovative Computing Laboratories.
>
> 4. The name of the University, the name of the Laboratory, or the
> names of its contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
> products derived from this software without specific written
> permission.
> --------------------
>
> I've read DFSG and I'm not sure if items 3 and 4 are problematic. Can
> someone help me ? If it's not ok, may it be in contrib ?
Why is that probematic? It seems like a default 4-clause BSD license to
me. Should be fine, unless you intend to link it against GPL code.
Kind regards,
Bas.
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