Hi,
We are looking at packaging coremark-pro, a benchmarking tool: https://github.com/eembc/coremark-pro/
It's licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which is fine, but comes with an Acceptable Use Agreement tied to the authors' trademarks:
https://github.com/eembc/coremark-pro/blob/main/LICENSE.md
Most of it seems like standard trademark protection boilerplate, but this section in particular seems concerning:
4.1. Publication of Results. A "Commercial COREMARK-PRO License" from EEMBC is required for Licensee to disclose, reference, or publish test results generated by COREMARK-PRO in Licensee’s marketing of any of Licensee’s commercially‐available, product‐related materials, including, but not limited to product briefs, website, product brochures, product datasheets, or any white paper or article made available for public consumption.
Is this fine, or is this considered 'legally encumbered' per https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items ?
Thanks,
On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 3:09 PM Michel Salim michel@michel-slm.name wrote:
Most of it seems like standard trademark protection boilerplate, but this section in particular seems concerning:
If it said "you can't put our marks on the output without a license", I think that would be fine. But since it forbids any use of the output without a license, it's not acceptable for inclusion in Fedora repos.
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 11:47:16AM -0400, Ben Cotton wrote:
On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 3:09 PM Michel Salim michel@michel-slm.name wrote:
Most of it seems like standard trademark protection boilerplate, but this section in particular seems concerning:
If it said "you can't put our marks on the output without a license", I think that would be fine. But since it forbids any use of the output without a license, it's not acceptable for inclusion in Fedora repos.
Ah, I was afraid that might be the case. If I were to add it to... one of the third party repos, it would be in the non-free section, presumably
Thanks,
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