[Fedora-legal-list] CDF license

[Josh Boyer]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 01:02:25PM +0300, Jussi Lehtola wrote:
>Hi,
>
>
>I'm packaging TeLa, which requires the NASA CDF library.
>http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/
>
>Review request is at
>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494520
>
>
>The copyright is as follows:
>
>
>Copyright 2008
>Space Physics Data Facility
>NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
>
>This software may be copied or redistributed as long as it is not sold
>for profit, but it can be incorporated into any other substantive
>product with or without modifications for profit or non-profit.  If the 
>software is modified, it must include the following notices:
>
>  - The software is not the original (for protectiion of the original
>    author's reputations from any problems introduced by others)
>
>  - Change history (e.g. date, functionality, etc.)
>
>This copyright notice must be reproduced on each copy made. This
>software is provided as is without any express or implied warranties
>whatsoever.
>
>** 
>
>Is the license acceptable for inclusion?

It would seem no.  It has a very confusing 'not sold for profit' item.

Spot can weigh in more if needs be.

josh