Here is the NIST license for another piece of their software, SCTK. It says that the software is public domain, but also includes an explicit disclaimer. Is that still "Public Domain" for spec file purposes? This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the course of their official duties. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code this software is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. SCTK is an experimental system. NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other characteristic. We would appreciate acknowledgement if the software is used. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." With regard to this software, NIST MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Incidentally, there's yet another of those broken "AS IS" clauses here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT#Old_Style_with_legal_disclaimer_3 Regards, -- Jerry James http://loganjerry.googlepages.com/ _______________________________________________ Fedora-legal-list mailing list Fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legal-list
