> Should be clarified: there's no license by that name (they most likely > mean the "GNU Lesser General Public License"), and must specify which > version applies. The package source from upstream should include a > copy of the license text, so check which version that is. > > This clarification should *not* be done without acknowledgement from > the copyright holder; nobody else has the right to change a copyright > notice.
OK, the files in the archive contain the license below, so it's LGPL, so it should be fine. > > Trilinos is copyrighted by Sandia Corporation. Under the terms of > > Contract DE-AC04- 94AL85000, there is a non-exclusive license for > > use of this work by or on behalf of the U.S. Government. Export of > > this program may require a license from the United States > > Government. > > I'll leave it to others more versed in US export law to say whether > this affects Debian for this work. The actual license in the files in the archive doesn't mention the exporting law. So, what exactly should I ask the authors? To clarify, that the license below is the valid license, that applies to all files in the archive? Ondrej // *********************************************************************** // // Anasazi: Block Eigensolvers Package // Copyright (2004) Sandia Corporation // // Under terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000, there is a non-exclusive // license for use of this work by or on behalf of the U.S. Government. // // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as // published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the // License, or (at your option) any later version. // // This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but // WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU // Lesser General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public // License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 // USA // Questions? Contact Michael A. Heroux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) // // *********************************************************************** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
