Hi all! :) I filed a RFP wishlist bug about a very interesting scientific/technical data visualizer called VisIt (see bug #395573 [1]). Its license is a 3-clause BSD license with some additional disclaimers; it can be read here[2] and is fully quoted below for future reference. IMO, this license is fine for Debian main. Anyway, while I wait that someone gets interested (perhaps by visiting its website[3]) and volunteers to package this program, I wanted to check that the additional disclaimers really do not cause any problems. Hence, here I am to ask whether anyone sees any problems with this license... [1] http://bugs.debian.org/395573 [2] http://www.llnl.gov/visit/license.html [3] http://www.llnl.gov/visit/ Full quotation of the license text follows: | Copyright (c) 2000 - 2006. | The Regents of the University of California. | Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. | Written by Sean Ahern, Kathleen Bonnell, Eric Brugger, Hank Childs, | Jeremy Meredith, Mark Miller, and Brad Whitlock. UCRL-CODE-222686 | All rights reserved. | | Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without | modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are | met: | | * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright | notice, this list of conditions and the disclaimer below. | * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above | copyright notice, this list of conditions and the disclaimer (as | noted below) in the documentation and/or materials provided with | the distribution. | * Neither the name of the UC/LLNL nor the names of its | contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived | from this software without specific prior written permission. | | THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS | "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT | LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR | A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OF | THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OR | CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, | EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, | PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR | PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING | NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS | SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | | Additional BSD Notice | | 1. This notice is required to be provided under our contract with the | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This work was produced at the | University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under | Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48 with the DOE. | | 2. Neither the United States Government nor the University of | California nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or | implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, | completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or | process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe | privately-owned rights. | | 3. Also, reference herein to any specific commercial products, | process, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or | otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, | recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or the | University of California. The views and opinions of authors expressed | herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States | Government or the University of California, and shall not be used for | advertising or product endorsement purposes. -- But it is also tradition that times *must* and always do change, my friend. -- from _Coming to America_ ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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