On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 19:16, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi people > > I have created a package of Raster3D. > It's available at http://biolinux.df.ibilce.unesp.br/naoliv/raster3d/ > > There is no license for the program, but talking with the auhtor, he > allows the inclusion of the program on Debian. > > Words from the author: > > I have never attached a formal license document or statement to the > Raster3D code. My position has always been that anyone is free to > use or modify the code in any way they like, but that modified versions > must not be redistributed. Binary redistribution is also OK in > non-commercial formats. The bottom line is that I do not want anyone to > feel that they have had to pay something to get Raster3D, and I do not > want them to be running something that claims to be Raster3D but isn't > really. This violates section 3 of the DFSG if I understand him correctly. > > I used to ask that the code not be redistributed at all, but I have > changed my mind about that. I currently provide rpms for Mandrake and > compatible rpm-based distros, and have also given permission for > the Darwin project to distribute a packaged version for the Mac. > > I also ask that if the programs are used to generate figures for > publication, that they should be properly cited. Possibly a violation of section 6. > > The closest formal Open Source licensing document that I know of is > the UW's pine license: > ~ http://www.washington.edu/pine/overview/legal.html Ack, comparisions to Pine's license can't be good. > > I am *not* saying that the pine license covers Raster3D; just that if > I were to write up a formal license it would look something like that > except there are no trademark issues for Raster3D and I ask for > scientific citation rather that trademark or attachment of legal notice. > > *END* > > Raster3D is a set of tools for generating high quality raster images of > proteins or other molecules. The core program renders spheres, > triangles, cylinders, and quadric surfaces with specular highlighting, > Phong shading, and shadowing. It uses an efficient software Z-buffer > algorithm which is independent of any graphics hardware. Ancillary > programs process atomic coordinates from PDB files into rendering > descriptions for pictures composed of ribbons, space-filling atoms, > bonds, ball+stick, etc. Raster3D can also be used to render pictures > composed in other programs such as Molscript in glorious 3D with > highlights, shadowing, etc. Output is to pixel image files with 24 bits > of color information per pixel. > > Homepage is: http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/raster3d/raster3d.html > > My package is lintiand and linda clean. The newest standards version is 3.6.1, your package is using 3.6.0. You probably want to update that in debian/control. > I also created a manpage for the program rings3d included on it. > Judging by what you've said in the mail, I doubt Raster3D could go in anything but non-free. It would help considerably to get an actual license with the package (though there could be one, the server is slow and I don't have time to download the files to examine them). > Someone to sponsor me? > > Thank you very much > Nelson > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFBKnrQAQwuptkwlkQRAvt9AJ9wcg3d4P6BS5YTbNmZ+kyFWhxZlwCfdhXc > 4D6M5+TTdCRwGU91CubcRZA= > =wdOg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Chris Anderson <chris@nullcode.org> ICQ: 72021847 Jabber: chrisja@jabber.org 20B2 CB34 8AA5 05BC A90C 2CDD 2768 D4B4 2B93 424B
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