https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304835 --- Comment #5 from Attila Kovacs <attipaci@xxxxxxxxx> --- Hi Mattia! Now that f41 is out, I hope it is a good time to continue our discussion on packaging the NAIF CSPICE toolkit for Fedora. In the meantime, I have checked out CALCEPH, and I agree that it offers a much cleaner interface together with a modern build (proper git repo included!). However, it is also apparent that CALCEPH is not 100% reliable yet. All recent releases (including the last release in October 2024) have been fixing bugs relating to how it handles JPL ephemeris files. Until the dust settles, I'd be reluctant to use CALCEPH as a CSPICE replacement. I would argue that there is a need for packaging CSPICE because despite the ancient build it is time-tested code, and CALCEPH has a long way to go before it can make that same claim and can be used as a replacement for mission critical applications. I hope you agree, and that we might proceed with packaging CSPICE. I did also send a message to the @legal mailing list, but I have never received a response. However, it seems quite clear from the wording of the noted exception from the Apache 2.0 license that the exception applies only to the redistribution of the *unmodified* upstream toolkit (see https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/rules.html). As the Fedora RPM is not redistributing the unmodified upstream tarball, or the included binaries in any way, but rather a new product (source and binary RPMs) built from the appropriately modified upstream distribution, the packages created should fall under the vanilla Apache 2.0 license. Perhaps you have more luck contacting @legal to confirm the above. Else, I can ask for clarification from NAIF themselves. As I mentioned, NAIF was 100% on board with packaging the toolkit for Linux, and I have an email which provides explicit permission to do so. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are always notified about changes to this product and component You are on the CC list for the bug. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304835 Report this comment as SPAM: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&format=report-spam&short_desc=Report%20of%20Bug%202304835%23c5 -- _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list -- package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to package-review-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
