I'm not a developer nor an IP lawyer, so take my views with a grain of
salt... but I agree with Jody that there is a distinction between a test
dataset and the licensing therein, vs. compiled code.
Steve
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Jody Garnett <[email protected]>wrote:
> I think this is the key difference between a software and a data license:
> and we are not distribution the sample data files "under" LGPL?
>
> (You are correct we need to list the license we are making the data
> available with - since we distribute the file; but it is not one of the
> ones we compile into our code and execute and is thus not required to be
> compatible with LGPL).
>
> In this case we simply list the data license (somewhere where the
> developers can see it) and move on. We should probably list it for correct
> sample data attribution.
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On Monday, 12 March 2012 at 6:07 AM, Andrea Aime wrote:
>
> Hi,
> today I've looking into Oscar patch for NTv2 transformations support
> (https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-4063)
> and things are progressing along nicely, but I believe I've found a
> problem.
>
> One of the tests added obviously needs a grid shift file (as a test
> resource), and the spanish file used by Oscar comes with
> the following license:
>
> ------------------
>
> Thi grid file is free ; you can redistribute or include
> in commercial/personal applications.
>
> Creative Commons License CC-By FjgMatesanz
>
> In the event that you wish to alter the grid file which
> appears at this ZIP file , for a purpose other than
> personal, in-house or non-commercial use, you can apply to
> the Instituto Geogr�fico Nacional at the following address
> for formal permission.
>
> Instituto Geogr�fico Nacional
> General Iba�ez Ibero 3
> 28003
> Madrid, Spain
> Subdirecci�n General de Producci�n Cartogr�fica
>
> Whilst all effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
> currency of this grid file, IGN and CNIG does not accept
> responsibility for any actions arising from the use of
> this data.
>
> ------------------
>
> The part in the middle seems incompatible with the LGPL to me, but I
> may be wrong.
> What is other people opinion?
>
> Also, is that a problem for a test resource that won't be part of the
> jars we deploy?
> Again, I suspect so, but would like to hear from others.
>
> Cheers
> Andrea
>
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