proj-data_1.0-1~exp1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Sean Whitton]

Hello Bas,

On Mon 27 Apr 2020 at 05:43AM +02, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote:

> On 4/26/20 11:00 PM, Sean Whitton wrote:
>>
>> +----------------------+
>> |   REJECT reasoning   |
>> +----------------------+
>>
>> Files: de_adv_BETA2007.tif
>> Copyright: ADV
>> Comment: https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/pull/383
>> License: BETA2007
>>  Free redistribution is allowed and welcome.
>>  .
>>  The grid can be contained in other software or be offered for download.
>>  Attribution is desired. Format translation is also allowed, if the
>>  original precision is maintained. But in case of changes or additions
>>  the name BeTA2007 shall not be used anymore. The derived product should
>>  still make a references to the original.
>>
>> "if the original precision is maintained" surely makes this non-free?
>
> Not in my interpretation. Changes (and additions) are allowed but
> require the name to be changed like the "Integrity of The Author's
> Source Code" clause of the DFSG:
>
> "
>  The license may require derived works to carry a different name or
>  version number from the original software.
> "
>
> The following part of the BeTA2007 terms state this:
>
> "
>  But in case of changes or additions the name BeTA2007 shall not be
>  used anymore.
> "

AFAICT it is not clear that the sentence "But in case of changes or
additions the name BeTA2007 shall not be used anymore" applies to the
previous sentence about format translation.  I.e. the format translation
restriction appears to be unconditional, regardless of whether the name
is changed.

-- 
Sean Whitton
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