Re: [Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license?
To reinforce: Andrew is completely correct. The CC license applies only to the documentation. The code is all BSD. -greg On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 10:42 AM Roman Bolzern wrote: > Dear Andrew, > > My bad, excuse me fooling around. > > Thanks for the clarification. I wanted to really make sure if also the > cartridge can be used for commercial purposes. I also reached the same > conclusions, but didn't know about the CC licenses for documentation hint. > > Thanks for taking your time! > > Best regards, > Roman > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: Andrew Dalke > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. August 2018 09:47 > An: Roman Bolzern > Cc: Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > Betreff: Re: [Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license? > > On Aug 23, 2018, at 07:18, Roman Bolzern > wrote: > > Dear RDKittens, > > I would prefer to not be called a 'kitten'. > > > https://www.rdkit.org/docs/Cartridge.html#license, and at the bottom it > says “This work is licensed under the Creative Commons > Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License”, > ... > > Is “this work” only the code in this docs page? Or what does this mean > for a business use case? What exactly do we have to share, what not? > > Before that sentence is the line "This document is copyright ..." At the > top of the page it says: "This document is a tutorial and reference guide > for the RDKit PostgreSQL cartridge." I regard that as saying that "this > work" is a synonym for 'this document' and meant to refer to the tutorial > and reference guide document. > > To verify that, I looked at the source code, available online at > https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/tree/master/Code/PgSQL/rdkit . The files > all appear to have the standard BSD license, and they do not mention the CC > license. > > The FAQ at https://creativecommons.org/faq/ suggests "While we recommend > against using a CC license on software itself, CC licenses may be used for > software documentation, as well as for separate artistic elements such as > game art or music." This supports the hypothesis that the > Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License is only meant to apply to the > documentation. > > Cheers, > > Andrew > da...@dalkescientific.com > > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Rdkit-discuss mailing list > Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss > -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ Rdkit-discuss mailing list Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss
Re: [Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license?
Dear Andrew, My bad, excuse me fooling around. Thanks for the clarification. I wanted to really make sure if also the cartridge can be used for commercial purposes. I also reached the same conclusions, but didn't know about the CC licenses for documentation hint. Thanks for taking your time! Best regards, Roman -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Andrew Dalke Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. August 2018 09:47 An: Roman Bolzern Cc: Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Betreff: Re: [Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license? On Aug 23, 2018, at 07:18, Roman Bolzern wrote: > Dear RDKittens, I would prefer to not be called a 'kitten'. > https://www.rdkit.org/docs/Cartridge.html#license, and at the bottom it says > “This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 > License”, ... > Is “this work” only the code in this docs page? Or what does this mean for a > business use case? What exactly do we have to share, what not? Before that sentence is the line "This document is copyright ..." At the top of the page it says: "This document is a tutorial and reference guide for the RDKit PostgreSQL cartridge." I regard that as saying that "this work" is a synonym for 'this document' and meant to refer to the tutorial and reference guide document. To verify that, I looked at the source code, available online at https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/tree/master/Code/PgSQL/rdkit . The files all appear to have the standard BSD license, and they do not mention the CC license. The FAQ at https://creativecommons.org/faq/ suggests "While we recommend against using a CC license on software itself, CC licenses may be used for software documentation, as well as for separate artistic elements such as game art or music." This supports the hypothesis that the Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License is only meant to apply to the documentation. Cheers, Andrew da...@dalkescientific.com -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Rdkit-discuss mailing list Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss
Re: [Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license?
On Aug 23, 2018, at 07:18, Roman Bolzern wrote: > Dear RDKittens, I would prefer to not be called a 'kitten'. > https://www.rdkit.org/docs/Cartridge.html#license, and at the bottom it says > “This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 > License”, ... > Is “this work” only the code in this docs page? Or what does this mean for a > business use case? What exactly do we have to share, what not? Before that sentence is the line "This document is copyright ..." At the top of the page it says: "This document is a tutorial and reference guide for the RDKit PostgreSQL cartridge." I regard that as saying that "this work" is a synonym for 'this document' and meant to refer to the tutorial and reference guide document. To verify that, I looked at the source code, available online at https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/tree/master/Code/PgSQL/rdkit . The files all appear to have the standard BSD license, and they do not mention the CC license. The FAQ at https://creativecommons.org/faq/ suggests "While we recommend against using a CC license on software itself, CC licenses may be used for software documentation, as well as for separate artistic elements such as game art or music." This supports the hypothesis that the Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License is only meant to apply to the documentation. Cheers, Andrew da...@dalkescientific.com -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Rdkit-discuss mailing list Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss
[Rdkit-discuss] cartridge license?
Dear RDKittens, I noticed your business-friendly BSD license that is mentioned everywhere, but now I stumbled upon this docs page for the cartridge at https://www.rdkit.org/docs/Cartridge.html#license, and at the bottom it says "This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License", which states: ShareAlike - If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. Is "this work" only the code in this docs page? Or what does this mean for a business use case? What exactly do we have to share, what not? Thanks and kind regards, Roman -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ Rdkit-discuss mailing list Rdkit-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rdkit-discuss
