2009/1/13 Tom spot Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Sat, 2009-01-10 at 22:26 +0300, Mikhail Kalenkov wrote: >> Hi all, >> I'd like to know if scid is suitable for inclusion in Fedora >> >> http://scid.sourceforge.net/ >> >> License, as stated in the COPYNG file, is GPL. Tarball includes some >> nonGPL staff >> (opening books) that can be removed without great losses to package. >> >> But also scid includes some nonfree (?) Nalimov code which is >> important for me. File COPING says about Nalimov code the following >> >> ************************ >> Please note: although there is no explicit copyright notice in the >> tablebase decoding code, all rights are reserved by its author >> Eugene Nalimov and you should ask for permission before using it. >> He has granted permission for its distribution in Scid, and out of >> courtesy I ask that if you make use of the tablebase code outside >> of Scid, please ask Eugene first. His email address is at the end of >> the file src/egtb/probe.txt. >> ************************ >> >> What do you think about Nalimov code? I am sure that this code is not >> accepted in Fedora, but RPMFusion guys asked me to clarify that >> question here. > > Well, what I would do is to send Eugene Nalimov an email asking him for > the licensing terms for his tablebase decoding code. Specifically, we > want to know what the terms are for: > > * use > * modification > * redistribution > > For sanity sake, suggesting the GPL would also be a good idea. > > ~spot I wrote to Eugene Nalimov but didn't received any response. Could you make a conclusion based on available facts? Mikhail Kalenkov. _______________________________________________ Fedora-legal-list mailing list Fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legal-list
