OT: SiLK, libfixbuf and GPLR - Government Purpose License Rights

2014-09-28 Thread Raimundo Santos 
Hello,

I was to begin tests with FlowViewer (
http://sourceforge.net/projects/flowviewer/),
which needs SiLK, which, in turns, needs libfixbuf, both from NetSA/CERT:

http://tools.netsa.cert.org

Are there anyone using these softwares?

I am able to download only if I accept GPLv2 (or LGPLv2) and GPLR, but I do
not understand this line:

Government Purpose License Rights (GPLR) pursuant to DFARS 252.227.7013

I could not find good information sources about it. So, I ask:

1 - These kind of licences are meaningful by a Brazilian (i.e., USA's
outsiders) point of view?
2 - What is the OpenBSD Project judgment about GPLR/DFARS? (Do not know
exactly how to name it.)
3 - Where can I find more information about GPLR (DFARS?)?

Thank you very much for your time on this,
Raimundo Santos

Re: OT: SiLK, libfixbuf and GPLR - Government Purpose License Rights

2014-09-28 Thread Ted Unangst 
On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 03:39, Raimundo Santos wrote:

 Government Purpose License Rights (GPLR) pursuant to DFARS 252.227.7013
 
 I could not find good information sources about it. So, I ask:
 
 1 - These kind of licences are meaningful by a Brazilian (i.e., USA's
 outsiders) point of view?
 2 - What is the OpenBSD Project judgment about GPLR/DFARS? (Do not know
 exactly how to name it.)
 3 - Where can I find more information about GPLR (DFARS?)?

When the US government pays for the development of software, it
usually requires that it be allowed to use the software. They
require that the software be made available to them under the terms of
the GPLR (not related at all to the GPL).

You are not the government, so instead the software is available to
you under the terms of the LGPL.

Re: OT: SiLK, libfixbuf and GPLR - Government Purpose License Rights

2014-09-28 Thread Raimundo Santos 
On 28 September 2014 04:13, Ted Unangst t...@tedunangst.com wrote:

 You are not the government, so instead the software is available to
 you under the terms of the LGPL.


Thank you for the clarification.

I got that it has nothing to do with GPL or FSF at all just reading the
name: it is pretty clear, and scary in the first sight.

Once again: thank you for your time,
Raimundo Santos