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

[Sebastiaan Couwenberg]

On 4/28/20 10:31 PM, Sean Whitton wrote:

> 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.

That's not the intention of the license author, see the link in the comment:

"
 Die Intention bei BeTA2007 war es, eine möglichst freie
 Nutzung, ohne Einschränkung auf nicht kommerzielle Gebiete,
 zuzulassen.
"

It's intended to be as free as possible, without limitation to
non-commercial areas.

Because datum grids are used to more accurately transform coordinates,
changes to the correction values break compatibility with others using
the same projection and datum grid. Hence the requirement to change the
name when changing the correction values, so people know that it's not
the same as transformation with BeTA2007 grid.

The 2008 version of the RDNAPTRANS grids for the Netherlands (in the
proj-rdnap package) disallow modification of correction values entirely,
without offering the option to change the name when doing so to be DFSG
compliant. Hence it's in non-free. The 2018 grids are CC-BY-4.0 because
they consider easier inclusion in Free Software and compatibility with
PROJ and related projects more important than preventing users from
shooting themselves in the foot by changing the correction values to
differ from what everybody else is using.

The intention of the BeTA2007 author is similar, hence the clarification
of the intention to be as free as possible.

Kind Regards,

Bas

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