[Bug 215444] Review Request: netcdf-perl Perl extension module for scientific data access via the netCDF API

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Summary: Review Request: netcdf-perl Perl extension module for scientific data access via the netCDF API


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=215444





------- Additional Comments From orion at cora.nwra.com  2006-11-14 15:42 EST -------
Asked about the license on netcdf-perl list and got this:

Orion,

Your request will be part of the next release.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

------- Original Message

Date:    Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:20:54 -0700
From:    Orion Poplawski <orion at cora.nwra.com>To:      support at unidata.ucar.edu
	  , netcdf-perl at unidata.ucar.edu
Subject: netCDF Perl license

As currently distributed, the netCDF Perl license is not OSI compatible 
because of the following clause:

   Further, the user agrees to credit
   UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this
   software or in any product that includes this software.


This is a restriction on use and is unacceptable in a truly free 
distribution like Fedora.  The NetCDF license had a similar clause and 
was changed to:

    Further, UCAR requests that the user credit
   UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this
   software or in any product that includes this software, although this
   is not an obligation.

Please consider changing the netCDF Perl license in a similar manner so 
that it can be packaged as part of Fedora.

Thanks!

--------------------

So I think we're good there.  Changed license NetCDF.

New version:
http://www.cora.nwra.com/~orion/fedora/netcdf-perl.spec
http://www.cora.nwra.com/~orion/fedora/netcdf-perl-1.2.3-2.fc6.src.rpm

- I'd rather stick with netcdf-perl as that is the upstream name.
- Changed license to NetCDF, will be changed upstream next release
- Add src/perl/test.pl to %%doc
- Added netcdf-2 man page
- Only use top level Makefile for installing man page


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