Bug#286752: ITP: c3 -- Cluster Command & Control tool suite
On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:07 -0500, Hubert Chan wrote:
> >>>>> "Tilman" == Tilman Koschnick <til@subnetz.org> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> Tilman> * License : Free ("free" as in "free from any strings")
>
> Uh, could you clarify that, please?
Yup. The license reads:
# C3 version 3.1.2: Cluster Command & Control Suite
# Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN,
# Authors: M.Brim, R.Flanery, G.A.Geist, B.Luethke, S.L.Scott
# (C) 2001 All Rights Reserved
#
# NOTICE
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
# its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted
# provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
# that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
# supporting documentation.
#
# Neither the Oak Ridge National Laboratory nor the Authors make any
# representations about the suitability of this software for any
# purpose. This software is provided "as is" without express or
# implied warranty.
# The C3 tools were funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
It is the same as for PVM, which is in Debian main.
I seeked clarificatoin from the authors about the bit "without fee",
because I was wondering if it meant "only without fee" or "fee is not
necessary". Their answer was:
On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 10:12 -0500, Stephen L. Scott wrote:
> that license is the same that PVM (also from ORNL) was distributed under
> (www.csm.ornl.gov/pvm) and it gives anyone the ability to redistribute
> the software as they wish (with or without fee to them or anyone they
> wish...). we continue to hold the copyright but the software is
> completely open to the public. "free" as in "free from any strings" is
> our intention...
On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:07 -0500, Hubert Chan wrote:
> P.S. Looks like an interesting package. I look forward to trying it
> out.
I'll let you know when it's done. Always happy about beta-testers ;).
Cheers, Til
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