Changeset 13560

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01/20/08 18:08:56 (6 months ago)
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warmerdam
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Made judgements about the outstanding items, filing tickets for all
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  • trunk/gdal/PROVENANCE.TXT

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    6969In gdal/data we have several coordinate system dictionary files derived in one fashion or another from other source (via translation scripts): 
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    71 * gdal/data/cubewerx_extra.wkt: derived from definitions distributed by Cubewerx, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' (emailed Edric) 
    72 * gdal/data/ecw_cs.dat: Derived via much processing from ERMapper GDT definitions, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    73 * gdal/data/esri_extra.wkt: Derived with some processing from projections definitions in ArcGIS, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
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    76 Also two data files - one a seed (template) used when creating DGN files, and one a list of Canadian mapsheet names used by the DTED writer: 
    77  
    78 * gdal/data/seed_2d.dgn, seed_3d.dgn: Exact source of these files is unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    79 * gdal/data/NTS-50kindex.csv: Provided by Matt Wilkie, derived from NRCan dataset, rights unclear.  '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    80  
    81 Discovered that the gdal_merge.py script is accidentally distributed under LGPL instead of MIT/X license:  
    82  
    83 * gdal/swig/python/scripts/gdal_merge.py: copyright held by Atlantis, under LGPL.  '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    84  
    85 Noted some concern about the license terms of libgeotiff:  
    86  
    87 * Contains copy of libgeotiff, license terms not made clear.  '''TO_RESOLVE''' (Emailed Niles about using MIT/X license for his libgeotiff code).  
    88 * gdal/frmts/gtiff/geoextra.c: Derived by public domain contribution to libgeotiff from PCI but the terms are not clear.  (this also affects libgeotiff) '''TO_RESOLVE'''  Email send to Dave Stanley to allow relicensing under MIT/X license. 
     71* gdal/data/cubewerx_extra.wkt: derived from definitions distributed by Cubewerx, rights unclear. See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2165 
     72* gdal/data/ecw_cs.dat: Derived via much processing from ERMapper GDT definitions, rights unclear.  See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2162 
     73* gdal/data/esri_extra.wkt: Derived with some processing from projections definitions in ArcGIS, rights unclear. See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2163 
    8974 
    9075== Included Libraries == 
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    140125 
    141126* Contains various data files without copyright messages embedded. 
    142 * cubewerx_extra.wkt: derived from definitions distributed by Cubewerx, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' (emailed Edric) 
    143 * ecw_cs.dat: Derived via much processing from ERMapper GDT definitions, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    144 * esri_extra.wkt: Derived with some processing from projections definitions in ArcGIS, rights unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
     127* cubewerx_extra.wkt: derived from definitions distributed by Cubewerx, rights unclear. See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2165 
     128* ecw_cs.dat: Derived via much processing from ERMapper GDT definitions, rights unclear. See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2162 
     129* esri_extra.wkt: Derived with some processing from projections definitions in ArcGIS, rights unclear. See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2163 
    145130* ellipsoid.csv, gcs.csv, gdal_datum.csv, pcs.csv, prime_meridian.csv, projop_wparm.csv, unit_of_measure.csv: Derived from EPSG.  Modifications to EPSG data violate the EPSG use agreement (if we are to still attribute it to EPSG) so I have segregated changes into override files (ie. gcs.override.csv).  
    146 * seed_2d.dgn, seed_3d.dgn: Exact source of these files is unclear. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    147 * NTS-50kindex.csv: Provided by Matt Wilkie, derived from NRCan dataset, rights unclear.  '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
    148  
     131* seed_2d.dgn, seed_3d.dgn: Exact source of these files is unclear.  The files contain no substantial creative content since all but the header elements were stripped.  Judged to acceptable use.  
     132* NTS-50kindex.csv: Provided by Matt Wilkie, derived from NRCan dataset, rights unclear.  See http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/2164 (closed - this file isn't actually in the source tree - it is separately distributed as part of FWTools!) 
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    171155=== gdal/pymod === 
    172156 
    173 * gdal_merge.py: copyright held by Atlantis, under LGPL. '''TO_RESOLVE''' 
     157* gdal_merge.py: copyright held by Atlantis, under LGPL. This is an acceptable license and it is just noted as an exception to the general MIT/X rule for GDAL but no further action required. 
    174158* gdal2xyz.py: copyright me, under LGPL - relicensed MIT/X. 
    175159* gdal_wrap.c: Generated with SWIG under very permissive license (noted in file).  
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    426410* tif_memio.c: FrankW, Mike Johnson and MancTec AB - MIT/X.  
    427411* Contains copy of libtiff, license terms explicit in source files.  
    428 * Contains copy of libgeotiff, license terms not made clear.  '''TO_RESOLVE''' (Emailed Niles about using MIT/X license for his libgeotiff code).  
     412* Contains copy of libgeotiff, license terms not made clear.  A review of libgeotiff's LICENSE file makes it clear code is public domain unless otherwise noted (which would be FrankW's MIT/X code)  
    429413 
    430414=== gdal/frmts/gxf === 
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    459443=== gdal/frmts/hdf === 
    460444 
    461 * geoextra.c: Derived by public domain contribution to libgeotiff from PCI but the terms are not clear.  (this also affects libgeotiff) '''TO_RESOLVE'''  Email send to Dave Stanley to allow relicensing under MIT/X license. 
     445* geoextra.c: Derived by public domain contribution to libgeotiff from PCI but the terms are not clear.  This is a libgeotiff issue.  There is no problem with the license - it just isn't well documented in the code file. 
    462446* Mostly copyright Intergraph Corporation, clean.  
    463447* hfacompress.cpp: Sam Gillingham, clean.