Re: [DebianGIS-dev] licensing issue in libgeotiff
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So wouldn't it be feasible/better wait until they'll fix this? All the best. pc Francesco Paolo Lovergine ha scritto: >> This is relevant. I would move those data into a non-free package a part. >> That would involve re-packaging the upstream tarball, of course. > > > That will be probably fixed by EPSG with re-licensing, by rumors... > BTW, it involves gdal, proj and possibly others. > - -- Paolo Cavallini email+jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.faunalia.it Piazza Garibaldi 5 - 56025 Pontedera (PI), Italy Tel: (+39)348-3801953 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE2ami/NedwLUzIr4RAjBEAKCuucwETfrBBLjev9sPDXxNI/lWygCfZxvy 6Dp4oBenAz6s5msiRV75Zr0= =Av9l -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Pkg-grass-devel mailing list Pkg-grass-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-devel
Re: [DebianGIS-dev] licensing issue in libgeotiff
On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 03:41:32PM +0200, Francesco Paolo Lovergine wrote: > On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 01:45:57PM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote: > > Hello, > > > > The inclusion of libgeotiff (which is included in debian gdal if > > I'm not wrong) in fedora extras is blocked by a licencing issue that > > may be relevant for debian. > > > > It seems like some data included in libgeotiff is covered by: > > http://www.epsg.org/CurrentDB.html#use > > > > with > > 3. The data may not be distributed for profit by any third party; > > > > completed by > > With regard to (3) above, the data may be included within proprietary > > applications distributed on a commercial basis when the commerciality > > is based on application functionality and not on a value ascribed to > > the freely-distributed EPSG dataset. > > > > This is relevant. I would move those data into a non-free package a part. > That would involve re-packaging the upstream tarball, of course. That will be probably fixed by EPSG with re-licensing, by rumors... BTW, it involves gdal, proj and possibly others. -- Francesco P. Lovergine ___ Pkg-grass-devel mailing list Pkg-grass-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-devel
Re: [DebianGIS-dev] licensing issue in libgeotiff
On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 01:45:57PM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote: > Hello, > > The inclusion of libgeotiff (which is included in debian gdal if > I'm not wrong) in fedora extras is blocked by a licencing issue that > may be relevant for debian. > > It seems like some data included in libgeotiff is covered by: > http://www.epsg.org/CurrentDB.html#use > > with > 3. The data may not be distributed for profit by any third party; > > completed by > With regard to (3) above, the data may be included within proprietary > applications distributed on a commercial basis when the commerciality > is based on application functionality and not on a value ascribed to > the freely-distributed EPSG dataset. > This is relevant. I would move those data into a non-free package a part. That would involve re-packaging the upstream tarball, of course. > The intention of the epsg people is certainly to have their data bundled > with free software, but the comment doesn't seems to fit that goal. Indeed > in case of free software, the commercial basis isn't necessarily based on > the application functionnality, since application is available freely > somewhere. > > What is your opinion on that issue? > > The fedora extras inclusion review is here: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178162#c2 > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178162#c4 > > I sent also that mail to the other people involved in the fedora review > but since I didn't ask them they are hidden. > > Regards, > -- Francesco P. Lovergine ___ Pkg-grass-devel mailing list Pkg-grass-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-devel
