Eike Dehling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

[snip]
> As stated on their website:
>
>
> " Spin is distributed in source form to encourage research in formal 
> verification, and to help a
> support friendly and open exchange of algorithms, ideas, and tools. The 
> software itself has a
> copyright from Lucent Technologies and Bell Laboratories, and is distributed 
> for research and
> educational purposes only (i.e., no guarantee of any kind is implied by the 
> distribution of the
> code, and all rights are reserved by the copyright holder). For this general 
> use of Spin, no license
> is required.
>
> Commercial application of the Spin software is also allowed, but requires the 
> acceptance of a basic
> license. Refer to the Spin Public license for details. "

*Bzzzt* .

Check the case of Madey vs. Duke University. If the business of your
organisation includes raising money to do research, then your use is
probably commercial use.

cheers, Rich.



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