Dear Grigory, We have decided to treat older versions (including 3.2) according to the terms of their original license. Our policy is the following:
- The new development and distribution platform is http://launchpad.net/siesta. Users can find there new GPL releases (starting with 4.0). Computer centers can install those with no access restrictions. - Older releases can still be downloaded from the Siesta webpage (http://www.uam.es/siesta), but are subject to the conditions of the Academic or Computer Center License. Computer centers can install them but can make them available only to academics. - Any older code obtained from the revision-control history available from the Launchpad site is subject to the licensing conditions appearing in the file(s) or in the appropriate top-level license file for the same revision number. I should add that Siesta 4.0 will move out of beta very soon. Best regards, Alberto, for the Siesta developers. On 20 May 2016, at 16:51, Grigory Shamov <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Alberto, > > Is this retroactive? I.e., do we still protect older SIESTA versions, > asking users to agree to the old Academic access licenses? > > -- > Grigory Shamov > > Westgrid/ComputeCanada Site Lead > University of Manitoba > E2-588 EITC Building, > (204) 474-9625 > > > > > > On 16-05-13 7:54 AM, "[email protected] on behalf of Alberto Garcia" > <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: > >> The SIESTA developers have decided to change the licensing conditions for >> the code. From now on, SIESTA will be released under the GPL open-source >> license (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License). >> >> In the past SIESTA had always been free for academic use, but >> re-distribution was not permitted. It is expected that the move to an >> open-source license will be beneficial for the SIESTA project and its >> large user community. On the one hand, the program will be able to >> incorporate functionality already existing in other GPL codes. On the >> other, the barrier for contributors will be lowered, as new developments >> will be more easily re-distributed. >> >> Development and distribution of the program is now centralized at the >> Launchpad platform: >> >> http://launchpad.net/siesta >> >> Users can download tarballs of released versions, as well as clone the >> source branches of the appropriate series directly. Prospective >> contributors are encouraged to become familiar with the Launchpad >> workflow and to read the specific documentation that is being prepared >> for Siesta development. >> >> The current stable series is '4.0', which is in advanced beta stage. >> Users are encouraged to download it and use it for production runs. >> >> >
