Re: Bug#669016: RFS: gyoto/0.0.1-1 [ITP] -- general relativistic ray-tracing and orbit computation
Le 16/04/12 18:09, Thibaut Paumard a écrit :
> In response to: bugs.debian.org/669016
> Software homepage mentioned below: http://gyoto.obspm.fr/
>
> Le 16/04/12 17:38, Etienne Millon a écrit :
>>
>>> We also request that Gyoto modifications, extensions or plug-ins
>>> leading to a scientific publication be made public as free
>>> software reasonably fast (within one year after publication of
>>> the scientific paper), for instance by contributing it directly
>>> to the Gyoto code base. Contributors will be listed in the
>>> relevant source files as well as in the AUTHORS file in the
>>> package.
>> I also believe that it is not DFSG compliant, as it is not possible
>> to make gyoto plugins that are both leading to a publication and
>> for private (or commercial) use.
>>
>>
Besides, the fact that gyoto is GPLed in itself forbids making
commercial plug-ins:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#GPLAndPlugins
"Private" plug-ins is another matter.
Regards, Thibaut.
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