On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 16:54:58 -0500 Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: [...] > Hello good people-- Hi! :) > > I'm considering ITP'ing CIAO [0], but before i look into it further, i > wanted to get this community's advice on its freeness. Good. [...] > The only other debian reference to this license i've been able to turn > up is in Steve McIntyre's report on netpbm licensing [3], which refers > to it as "A variation on the BSD license". Full text of the license is pasted below, for future reference: /*****************************************************************/ /* Copyrights: */ /* */ /* Copyright (c) 1999 2003 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory */ /* */ /* Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this */ /* software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby */ /* granted without fee, provided that the above copyright */ /* notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright */ /* notice and this permission notice appear in supporting docu- */ /* mentation, and that the name of the Smithsonian Astro- */ /* physical Observatory not be used in advertising or publicity */ /* pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, */ /* written prior permission. The Smithsonian Astrophysical */ /* Observatory makes no representations about the suitability */ /* of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" */ /* without express or implied warranty. */ /* THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY DISCLAIMS ALL */ /* WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL */ /* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO */ /* EVENT SHALL THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY BE */ /* LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES */ /* OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA */ /* OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR */ /* OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH */ /* THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. */ /* */ /*****************************************************************/ It actually seems like a mix of Expat and 3-clause-BSD licenses. I think it's DFSG-free and GPL-compatible. > > I haven't done a full code audit yet to ensure that all the relevant > source is in fact under the SIC, but if the SIC itself is considered > non-free, that would be a huge blocker for me. If nobody disagrees with my analysis, you can begin the full code audit, I would say... > > Thanks for the great work you all do keeping debian on the right > track. Happy to help. -- :-( This Universe is buggy! Where's the Creator's BTS? ;-) ...................................................................... Francesco Poli GnuPG Key ID = DD6DFCF4 Key fingerprint = C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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