Hi Comrades, We are considering packaging XNAT [1]. Its license terms [2] look like an apache 1.1 like license with additional disclaimers (not for clinical use), and requests. Could you please advise either those of particular concern forbidding XNAT entering main? Here is the full list of terms with my takes on their main "appropriateness" 1. Redistribution and use, with or without modification, must retain the author's(s') copyright notice(s) as documented in the source code. Redistributions in binary code must reproduce the author's(s') copyright notice(s) as documented in the source code. This list of conditions, the disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution must also be retained or reproduced. ok 2. None of the names, logos, or trademarks of Harvard, HHMI, Washington University, any Licensor or any of Licensor's affiliates or any of the Contributors may be used to endorse or promote products produced in whole or in part by operation of the software or derived from or based on the software without specific prior written permission from the applicable party. ok 3. The acknowledgment "This product includes XNAT, developed by Randy Buckner at Harvard University and the Neuroinformatics Research Group at Washington University School of Medicine" shall apply to all copies of complete or substantial portions of the software, including without limitation all source and executable forms, and on any user documentation. ok 4. The software has been designed for research purposes only and has not been approved for clinical use. It has not been reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration or by any other agency. You acknowledge and agree that clinical applications are neither recommended nor advised. Since it seems to be just an advisory, I think it should be ok 5. You are responsible for purchasing any external software that may be required for the proper running of this software. You also agree that you are solely responsible for informing your sublicensees, including without limitation your end-users, of their obligations to secure any such required permissions. You further agree that you are solely responsible for determining and divulging the viral nature of any code included in the software. ok 6. We request that you acknowledge the support of XNAT in publications that utilize the software such as by "This product includes XNAT, developed by Randy Buckner at Harvard University and the Neuroinformatics Research Group at Washington University School of Medicine" and/or by direct citation. I guess that is the biggest concern. It is common for scientific software to request citations for works using the software. And I consider it acceptable since * it seems to not violate any of the freedoms and "DFSG tests" * we do consider CC BY-SA 3.0 possibly requiring attribution in form of citation as DFSG compliant So, should this be license terms acceptable for inclusion of XNAT into main? Thanks in advance for feedback [1] http://www.xnat.org [2] http://www.xnat.org/about/license.html -- =------------------------------------------------------------------= Keep in touch www.onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko www.ohloh.net/accounts/yarikoptic
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