Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: bibutils Source: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibutils/ Files: * Copyright: 1995-2021 Christopher Putnam License: GPL-2 Files: lib/adsout.c Copyright: 2007-2021 Richard Mathar 2007-2021 Chris Putnam License: GPL-2 Files: lib/biblatexin.c lib/blxtypes.c Copyright: 2010-2021 Johannes Wilm 2008-2021 Chris Putnam License: GPL-2 Files: lib/adsout_journals.c Copyright: NASA Astrophysics Data System Project License: GPL-2 Comment: These emails discuss the license. From: Alberto Accomazzi Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Bremner CC: David Bremner , ads@cfa.harvard.edu, Chris Putnam Subject: Re: permission to use/distribute an ADS web page (round II) . Hi David and Chris, . We support this effort, and grant permission to distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation the contents of the following URL: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/journals1.html . Please be aware that we update the list occasionally (sometimes on a weekly basis), with both additions and corrections. . Thanks, -- Alberto . . David Bremner wrote: >>>>>> "David" == David Bremner writes: > > David> Hi; > > David> I am working with Chris Putnam [1], the author of bibutils > David> [2], to package his software for Debian Linux [3]. One of > David> the new features of bibutils is that can convert to and > David> from the ADS format. To support this, the software needs a > David> list of journal abbreviations and expansions. This list > David> can be derived mechanically from the page [4]. We would > David> like your explicit permission to distribute this page and > David> modified or derived versions. An email permission to > David> distributed modified versions would suffice. A > David> clarification of who the copyright holder is for this page > David> would be helpful as well. > > David> I hope you will agree to help us make ADS more accessible > David> to millions of Linux users, > > David> David > David> [1] mailto:cdputnam@ucsd.edu [2] > David> http://www.scripps.edu/~cdputnam/software/bibutils/ [3] > David> http://www.debian.org [4] > David> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/journals1.html > > There must be some law of the Universe that says it is impossible to > get all the details right on the first email (special case of Murphy I > suppose). What we actually need is permission to > > "distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public License as > published by the Free Software Foundation" > > The practical difference is we need everybody who receives a copy to be > able to pass it on and or modify it. > > All the best, > > David > . -- Dr. Alberto Accomazzi aaccomazzi(at)cfa harvard edu Project Manager NASA Astrophysics Data System ads.harvard.edu Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics www.cfa.harvard.edu 60 Garden St, MS 67, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Files: bibutils.dbk Copyright: 2007 David Bremner 2007 Christopher Putnam License: GPL-2 Comment: The man page is licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License Files: debian/* Copyright: 2007-2015 David Bremner 2020-2021 Pierre Gruet License: GPL-2 Comment: The Debian packaging is licensed under the same terms as the upstream source. License: GPL-2 On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in the file `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.