[Fedora-legal-list] Nangate Open Cell Library License

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On 04/27/2010 06:49 PM, Shakthi Kannan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to know if the Nangate Open Cell Library License, Version
> 1.0. February 20, 2008 is acceptable for Fedora. I do see some
> prohibition clause for commercial use, but, not for academic/research
> purpose:
> 
>   http://www.nangate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=137&Itemid=137
> 
> Please do let me know,

This license is non-free, so it is not acceptable for Fedora.

The restrictions against measuring/benchmarking are a field-of-use
limitation. In general, if a license says "you cannot do $foo or $bar
with code under this license", it isn't free.

~spot