Bug#664558: Licensing for OSTN02 data
Hello Dominic
Thank you for your email regarding OSTN02 data.
Apologies for the delay in reply but the area I needed to pass the
information to have been away.
They state that following the links you have provided it seems like you
are proposing a change to some Perl code that is delivered as part of
the Debian flavour of the Linux operating system. The code in question
looks like it provides utilities to convert coordinates and carry out
the OSTN02 transformation. Looking at the page for the existing code
they are happy that the README file contains an adequate nod to the data
being Crown Copyright.
However, it seems to them that the code does a perfectly good job of
implementing OSTN02 so they are not sure why you are proposing to change
it or add the NTv2 version of the OSTN02 data set.
They are happy that if the NTv2 data is incorporated into the code then
as long as the README file contains the additional line:
"NTv2 format OSTN02 data is (c) UK MOD Crown Copyright, 2002. All rights
reserved."
They are also happy that our requirement for logo display can be
relaxed.
I do hope you will find this helpful.
Kind regards
Neil.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dominic Hargreaves [mailto:dom@earth.li]
Sent: 29 May 2012 18:43
To: Customer Services
Cc: 664558@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Licensing for OSTN02 data
Hello,
Would you be able to put me in touch with the relevant department
concerning the licence grants related to the OSTN02 data described at
<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/osnetfreeservices/further
info/ostn02_ntv2.html>?
I have a query relating to use of this data in Free (please see [1] for
what I mean by this) software; in particular I would like to be able to
use this data in the widely used Debian GNU/Linux operating system.
You can find information about my request for some software to be
included at
<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=664558>
The crux of the question is whether you would be able to clarify whether
you consider that the licence allows modification, in order to meet one
of the essential definitions here:
http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
as well as whether you can relax the requirement for the display of the
logo since the software in question is a library package and as such has
no way to display the logo.
Please note that I have CCed this request to a publicly archived email
address corresponding to the above bug report. I hope that you will feel
able to include the CC in any response.
Many thanks,
Dominic.
[1] <http://www.debian.org/intro/free>
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