Re: Bug#669016: RFS: gyoto/0.0.1-1 [ITP] -- general relativistic ray-tracing and orbit computation
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 :
> Hello,
>
> I just had a quick look at the website :
>
>> 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.
>
> As this is a restriction on its use, this should go in
> debian/copyright.
>
> 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.
>
Hi,
Thanks for your interest.
I'm actually upstream here too and I my intent is to remain fully
DFSG-compatible: this is a request, not a requirement. We don't intend
this sentence to be legally binding. We won't sue anybody for not
complying with this request, it's just that it's fair to do so.
"Request" here is the same word as used two lines above when we
request a citation if a paper is published based on Gyoto computations.
If this wording is not sufficiently clear, can you propose a clearer one?
I'm CC:-ing -legal to get other opinions.
Kind regards, Thibaut.
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