Bug #32186 for DateTime-Precise: Which license for DateTime::Precise ?

Wed Jan 09 04:53:14 2008 xavier [...] bachelot.org - Ticket created

Subject:	Which license for DateTime::Precise ?
Date:	Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:52:41 +0100
To:	bug-DateTime-Precise [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Xavier Bachelot <xavier [...] bachelot.org>

Hi, I'm trying to clarify which license covers the code for DateTime::Precise. There's no mention of the license anywhere in the tarball or in the code. Also, it is mentioned in the README file that the package is based on the DateTime package written by Greg Fast, however DateTime module doesn't speak about Greg Fast and Greg Fast's page on CPAN doesn't speak about DateTime. http://search.cpan.org/~gregfast/ Regards, Xavier

Wed Jan 09 13:32:15 2008 BZAJAC [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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BZAJAC [...] cpan.org

If I recall correctly, the original DateTime package that I based DateTime::Precise off of was subsumed by the new DateTime package currently in CPAN. So I haven't been able to find the original DateTime package in a couple minutes of searching on my systems and through CPAN and Google, but if you look around and find it, it would be good to have a copy, and we can see the original license terms. Regards, Blair

Wed Jan 09 13:32:18 2008 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Wed Jan 09 15:32:55 2008 xavier [...] bachelot.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #32186] Which license for DateTime::Precise ?
Date:	Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:36:26 +0100
To:	bug-DateTime-Precise [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Xavier Bachelot <xavier [...] bachelot.org>

BZAJAC via RT wrote: Show quoted text

> <URL: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=32186 > > > If I recall correctly, the original DateTime package that > I based DateTime::Precise off of was subsumed by the new > DateTime package currently in CPAN. > > So I haven't been able to find the original DateTime package > in a couple minutes of searching on my systems and through > CPAN and Google, but if you look around and find it, it > would be good to have a copy, and we can see the original > license terms. > > Regards, > Blair

The current svn repository of DateTime holds the history of this module. I don't know from which release your base code comes from, but here's the link to the 0.01 tag : http://perl-date-time.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/perl-date-time/modules/DateTime.pm/tags/release-0-01_00/ The original LICENSE file states same license as perl, that is GPL or Artistic. Thus I believe DateTime::Precise should be under the same license. If you agree with the reasoning above, could you please add this LICENSE file to DateTime::Precise ? Regards, Xavier

Mon Jan 21 11:50:30 2008 xavier [...] bachelot.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #32186] Which license for DateTime::Precise ?
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:49:59 +0100
To:	bug-DateTime-Precise [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Xavier Bachelot <xavier [...] bachelot.org>

Hi Blair, Did you had time to look at this ? Do you want me to dig further in the svn repository or do you have enough informations now ? Thanks, Xavier

Mon Jan 21 14:39:33 2008 BZAJAC [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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BZAJAC [...] cpan.org

On Mon Jan 21 11:50:30 2008, xavier@bachelot.org wrote: Show quoted text

> Hi Blair, > > Did you had time to look at this ? Do you want me to dig further in the > svn repository or do you have enough informations now ? > > Thanks, > Xavier

Hi Xavier, The URL does not appear to be for the DateTime::Precise module. In fact, I couldn't find any mention of Greg Fast in the files in that tag. So that LICENSE file does not apply to the DateTime::Precise code. Regards, Blair

Mon Jan 21 17:11:09 2008 xavier [...] bachelot.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #32186] Which license for DateTime::Precise ?
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:10:46 +0100
To:	bug-DateTime-Precise [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Xavier Bachelot <xavier [...] bachelot.org>

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> The URL does not appear to be for the DateTime::Precise module. In fact, > I couldn't find any mention of Greg Fast in the files in that tag. >

Ok, so I guess I misunderstood you. When you said "If I recall correctly, the original DateTime package that I based DateTime::Precise off of was subsumed by the new DateTime package currently in CPAN.", I understood that DateTime currently in CPAN was an evolution of the DateTime package you forked your code from, and thus the svn repository would hold valuable informations. I'm going to mail Greg Fast, he's probably the best one to ask for clarification. I'll copy you if you don't mind. Thanks for your time. Regards, Xavier

Sat Apr 07 18:16:46 2012 fschlich [...] zedat.fu-berlin.de - Correspondence added

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fschlich [...] zedat.fu-berlin.de

Xavier, On Mon Jan 21 17:11:09 2008, xavier@bachelot.org wrote: Show quoted text

> > The URL does not appear to be for the DateTime::Precise module. In

fact, Show quoted text

> > I couldn't find any mention of Greg Fast in the files in that tag.

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> I'm going to mail Greg Fast, he's probably the best one to ask for > clarification. I'll copy you if you don't mind.

have you been able to contact Greg Fast, and further clarify the licence for DateTime::Precise? Florian

Sun Apr 08 03:57:25 2012 xavier [...] bachelot.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #32186] Which license for DateTime::Precise ?
Date:	Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:57:03 +0200
To:	bug-DateTime-Precise [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Xavier Bachelot <xavier [...] bachelot.org>

On 04/08/2012 12:16 AM, Florian via RT wrote: Show quoted text

> <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=32186 > > > Xavier, > > On Mon Jan 21 17:11:09 2008, xavier@bachelot.org wrote:

>>> The URL does not appear to be for the DateTime::Precise module. In

> fact,

>>> I couldn't find any mention of Greg Fast in the files in that tag.

>

>> I'm going to mail Greg Fast, he's probably the best one to ask for >> clarification. I'll copy you if you don't mind.

> > have you been able to contact Greg Fast, and further clarify the licence > for DateTime::Precise? > > Florian

Hi Florian, Yes, I was able to contact Greg and with his inputs, we concluded the code is licensed as Public Domain. See the Fedora review bug for details : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426827 Regards, Xavier