[Fedora-legal-list] OpenPBS license

Tom "spot" Callaway tcallawa at redhat.com
Thu Aug 16 13:27:58 UTC 2007


On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 22:14 -0700, Garrick Staples wrote:
> The license for TORQUE is under the OpenPBS license and isn't in the Fedora list of approved licenses, so I am sending it to you for review.  The license text is attached.
> 
> Note that only points 3-6 must be met as the others have expired in 2001.
> 
> points 3 and 4 are met because none required notices have been removed.
> 
> point 5 is met by, at least, the Addendum at the bottom of the file.

I'm guessing that this is Free but GPL-Incompatible, due to the
advertising clause and the "governed by the laws of the state of
Virginia" wording.

I sent it to the FSF for confirmation.

~spot






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