Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: bibutils
Source: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibutils/
Files: *
Copyright: 1995-2021 Christopher Putnam
License: GPL-2
Files: lib/adsout.c
Copyright: 2007-2021 Richard Mathar
2007-2021 Chris Putnam
License: GPL-2
Files: lib/biblatexin.c
lib/blxtypes.c
Copyright: 2010-2021 Johannes Wilm
2008-2021 Chris Putnam
License: GPL-2
Files: lib/adsout_journals.c
Copyright: NASA Astrophysics Data System Project
License: GPL-2
Comment: These emails discuss the license.
From: Alberto Accomazzi
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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To: David Bremner
CC: David Bremner , ads@cfa.harvard.edu,
Chris Putnam
Subject: Re: permission to use/distribute an ADS web page (round II)
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Hi David and Chris,
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We support this effort, and grant permission to distribute under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation the contents of the following URL:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/journals1.html
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Please be aware that we update the list occasionally (sometimes on a
weekly basis), with both additions and corrections.
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Thanks,
-- Alberto
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David Bremner wrote:
>>>>>> "David" == David Bremner writes:
>
> David> Hi;
>
> David> I am working with Chris Putnam [1], the author of bibutils
> David> [2], to package his software for Debian Linux [3]. One of
> David> the new features of bibutils is that can convert to and
> David> from the ADS format. To support this, the software needs a
> David> list of journal abbreviations and expansions. This list
> David> can be derived mechanically from the page [4]. We would
> David> like your explicit permission to distribute this page and
> David> modified or derived versions. An email permission to
> David> distributed modified versions would suffice. A
> David> clarification of who the copyright holder is for this page
> David> would be helpful as well.
>
> David> I hope you will agree to help us make ADS more accessible
> David> to millions of Linux users,
>
> David> David
> David> [1] mailto:cdputnam@ucsd.edu [2]
> David> http://www.scripps.edu/~cdputnam/software/bibutils/ [3]
> David> http://www.debian.org [4]
> David> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/journals1.html
>
> There must be some law of the Universe that says it is impossible to
> get all the details right on the first email (special case of Murphy I
> suppose). What we actually need is permission to
>
> "distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> published by the Free Software Foundation"
>
> The practical difference is we need everybody who receives a copy to be
> able to pass it on and or modify it.
>
> All the best,
>
> David
>
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--
Dr. Alberto Accomazzi aaccomazzi(at)cfa harvard edu
Project Manager
NASA Astrophysics Data System ads.harvard.edu
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics www.cfa.harvard.edu
60 Garden St, MS 67, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Files: bibutils.dbk
Copyright: 2007 David Bremner
2007 Christopher Putnam
License: GPL-2
Comment: The man page is licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License
Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2007-2015 David Bremner
2020-2021 Pierre Gruet
License: GPL-2
Comment: The Debian packaging is licensed under the same terms as the upstream source.
License: GPL-2
On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU General Public
License version 2 can be found in the file
`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.