[Bug 249212] Review Request: inchi - The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier library

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Summary: Review Request: inchi - The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier library


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=249212





------- Additional Comments From wtogami at redhat.com  2007-07-24 14:23 EST -------
> License: LGPL
Not necessary to do this in the -devel package.

> If you are going to develop programs which will use this library
> you should install inchi-devel.  You'll also need to have the
> inchi package installed.

Is this part necessary?

http://www.iupac.org/inchi/license.html
Licensing is confusing...
- It implies trademark integrity within the context of copyright terms.
- It implies a "request" of copyright advertisement clause, but it seems
non-binding by this language.  Is this the intent?
- None of the source files contain proper copyright notices.

Recommendation:
1) Upstream should clear up this confusion by creating a clear separation
between the copyright and trademark rights.  Copyright explicitly LGPL, and have
a separate page/file containing the trademark guidelines.

http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html
As an example, Mozilla uses a trademark guideline to protect the integrity of
their mark, without running afoul of the (L)GPL requirement of "no additional
restrictions" on the copyright.

2) All source files must contain a proper and explicit copyright notice.  To
quote LGPL: " You must give prominent notice with each copy of the work that the
Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are covered by this
License."  Under the terms of the LGPL, those copyright statements would of
course not be removed by others.

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