The GridPP Open Source Policy is "It is intended that all software
developed by GridPP be Open Source." - it doesn't say anything about the
use of (non) Open Source. I don't know what the LCG policy is.
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A.J.Martin wrote:
> In this case at a minimum the licence stated in the RPM should be
> changed...and the proper licence conditions stated. (If this not done
> anyone distributing the rpm is potentially breaking copyright laws).
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> I would like it clarified exactly what GridPP's policy now wrt
> Open Source?...the policy has clearly changed!
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> Related to this, from a practical point of view...does anyone know
> what has happened to the promise to distribute source RPMS?
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> Alex
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> On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Gordon, JC (John) wrote:
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>> DESY are working towards an open source licence for dCache. This is
>> still with their lawyers, and has been for a long time. Meanwhile RAL
>> has been given access to the source. The GridPP Storage people at RAL
>> have the task of supporting dCache for GridPP so they should be able to
>> use the source to fix problems and give you new releases (ie it is of
>> use to the rest of you). Whether they are geared up to building a
>> release for a different operating system I cannot say. I suspct all
>> their time is taken just now helping SC3 sites get it working.
>>
>> John
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kostas Georgiou
>>> Sent: 22 June 2005 23:28
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: d-cache software license?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 08:37:39PM +0100, Alex Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if the license has changed? Or what has happened?
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>>>
>>> From discussions in the recent SysMan meeting the license is
>>> not Open Source
>>> and it's unlikely that it will change. Some GridPP (or RAL?) people
>>> have access to the source code through, not that this is any
>>> help to the rest
>>> of us :(
>>>
>>>> I understood it was GridPP policy to only develop and use
>>>
>>> Open Source s/w. Is
>>>
>>>> hope this is still the case?
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>>>
>>> Apparently this isn't the case anymore :(
>>>
>>> Kostas
>>>
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