> > I was wading through programs for cluster systems and I came across > PBS, a batch system for supercomputers and the like.. The license is I > think non-free - because of the 1st clause at least.. My questions: > 1. Is it DFSG free now? (probably no) > 2. Will it be DFSG free after Dec 31? (jury is out) > > Plz CC me as I'm not subbed to -legal. > > ----- License Follows ----- > This license covers use of the OpenPBS v2.3 software (the "Software") at > your site or location, and, for certain users, redistribution of the > Software to other sites and locations. Use and redistribution of OpenPBS > v2.3 in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are > permitted provided that all of the following conditions are met. After > December 31, 2001, only conditions 3-6 must be met: > > 1. Commercial and/or non-commercial use of the Software is permitted > provided a current software registration is on file at www.OpenPBS.org. > If use of this software contributes to a publication, product, or > service, proper attribution must be given; see > www.OpenPBS.org/credit.html >
Definitely non-free. I actually use this software on a supercomputer run by other people, and I will be publishing a paper soon. I never heard about this requirement. How annoying. > 2. Redistribution in any form is only permitted for non-commercial, > non-profit purposes. There can be no charge for the Software or any > software incorporating the Software. Further, there can be no > expectation of revenue generated as a consequence of redistributing the > Software. More non-free. > > 3. Any Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright > notice and the acknowledgment contained in paragraph 6, this list of > conditions and the disclaimer contained in paragraph 7. > Ok > 4. Any Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > notice and the acknowledgment contained in paragraph 6, this list of > conditions and the disclaimer contained in paragraph 7 in the > documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Ok > > 5. Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how > to obtain complete source code for the OpenPBS software and any > modifications and/or additions to the OpenPBS software. The source code > must either be included in the distribution or be available for no more > than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and all modifications > and additions to the Software must be freely redistributable by any > party (including Licensor) without restriction. > Looks ok to me. It's paraphrase of the GPL. > 6. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of the Software > must display the following acknowledgment: > > "This product includes software developed by NASA Ames Research Center, > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Veridian Information > Solutions, Inc. Visit www.OpenPBS.org for OpenPBS software support, > products, and information." But this makes it GPL-incompatible. > > 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY > > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ANY > EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE > IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, > AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. > > IN NO EVENT SHALL VERIDIAN CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OR THE > U.S. GOVERNMENT OR ANY OF ITS AGENCIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR > INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES > (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR > SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) > HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, > STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN > ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE > POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. > > This license will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of > Virginia, without reference to its choice of law rules. This also makes it GPL-incompatible. > > YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND IT. BY > PRESSING "ACCEPT" BELOW, YOU CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND > CONDITIONS. > > -- > Michael Janssen - Jamuraa - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > GPG Fingerprint: 87F1 92C4 44AA 4105 B1C4 EDEC D995 9620 C00E 9159 So I guess the answers to your questions are that it is not DFSG-free, but will become so after Dec 31. It should be fine to put it in the non-free archive until then, though. It will never be GPL-compatible, though. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
