Re: LDP Test Cases licensing

Perfect. Thanks!

On 03/04/14 20:51, Arnaud Le Hors wrote:
> 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
>> Senior Researcher
>> Knowledge and Media Technologies
>> Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
>> Jakob-Haringer-Straße 5/3 | 5020 Salzburg, Austria
>> T: +43 662 2288 318 | M: +43 660 2747 925
>> sergio.fernandez@salzburgresearch.at
>> http://www.salzburgresearch.at
>>
>

-- 
Sergio Fernández
Senior Researcher
Knowledge and Media Technologies
Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Jakob-Haringer-Straße 5/3 | 5020 Salzburg, Austria
T: +43 662 2288 318 | M: +43 660 2747 925
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