[Fedora-legal-list] Re: DMTF schema distribution

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 07:51 -0800, Dan Smith wrote:
> TC> That license seems to strongly imply that the schema files are not
> TC> permitted for commercial use, which is something that we do not
> TC> permit in Fedora.
> 
> Forgive my legal ignorance, but why does it imply that?

They use the phrase "consistent with this purpose", and purpose can be
implied to mean "a not-for-profit association of industry members
dedicated to promoting enterprise and systems management and
interoperability."

More than likely, it is simply that the DTMF is non-profit, not that the
schema is restricted to non-profit intentions, but since they don't
really specify any terms or rights for the schema files, it would be
best to be clear.

> The DTMF is made up of industry members, but I'll try to get a more
> official read on this.  If I get an email saying "yes, it's fine",
> what else do I need to do to record that for Fedora?

That would be sufficient, just toss it in the package as a txt file.

~spot