Re: LDP Test Cases licensing

Hi Sergio,

Thanks for bringing this up. Clearly, you should be allowed to convert the 
tests to Turtle without problems so, we'll look into it.

Regards.
--
Arnaud  Le Hors - Software Standards Architect - IBM Software Group


Sergio Fernández <sergio.fernandez@salzburgresearch.at> wrote on 
04/02/2014 11:36:45 PM:

> From: Sergio Fernández <sergio.fernandez@salzburgresearch.at>
> To: "public-ldp-wg@w3.org" <public-ldp-wg@w3.org>, 
> Date: 04/02/2014 11:37 PM
> Subject: LDP Test Cases licensing
> 
> Hi,
> 
> implementing the Test Cases [1] in Marmotta I came up with a formal 
> detail [2] that may need to be discussed in the WG: Currently the 
> document Test Cases is licensed W3C Document License [3], which contains 

> the following clause:
> 
>    "No right to create modifications or derivatives of W3C documents
>    is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional
>    requirements (documented in the Copyright FAQ) are satisfied,
>    the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes
>    granted by the W3C to individuals complying with those
>    requirements."
> 
> In Marmotta we are caching the Test Cases data in Turtle, which I think 
> could be considered a "modifications", at least that's what I understand 

> from the FAQ [4]. Although this is not clear since those terms that 
> apply to content do not apply so well for data.
> 
> A quick workaround would be to cache the Test Cases data in live, but 
> I'd prefer to actually address the issue.
> 
> We have been discussing at ASF [5], and Andy points that "as a test 
> suite, it would normally be dual licensed under W3C Test Suite license, 
> which does not permit modifications and W3C 3-clause BSD License". Part 
> of the conflict comes because in our cases the both data and document 
> are the same. So it's something to check to avoid issues.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> 
> [1] 
> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/ldpwg/raw-file/b3683634c29f/Test%20Cases/LDP%
> 20Test%20Cases.html
> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MARMOTTA-480
> [3] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231
> [4] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620#format
> [5] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-199
> 
> -- 
> Sergio Fernández
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> Knowledge and Media Technologies
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