Re: [ng-spice-devel] License issues


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From Manu Rouat <emmanuel.rouat@wanadoo.fr>
Date Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:53:15 -0400
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Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:

> 
> I think its important to note that the license in the COPYING file
> is not the normal BSD license but one of many variations.

Indeed.

> 
> Anyway, RMS has now replied. The problem with the current license is that
> it only allows use for "educational, research and non-profit purposes".
> The license does not carry the usual onerous advertising clause.

Actually, that clause can be found at:

http://www.ucop.edu/ott/permissn.html

in the sentence "The following statements should be placed at the beginning 
of the software so that it is observable on the computer screen and included 
in
any documentation: "  (follows the license)

It cannot be found in the COPYING file. It seems to me that Berkeley isn't
always very consistent regarding their licences.

> The ideal situation would be if we could convince them that the
> SPICE3f5 code could be licensed under the modified BSD license
> or the GPL at the choice of the user.

Yep - I don't think it should be too hard - the spice code is fairly old
now....


manu

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