Re: Legal check on some sample code in /TR space

Thanks Rigo, much appreciated, I'll follow that advice.

On 10/12/2015 19:53, Rigo Wenning wrote:
> Phil,
>
> given that the final publication space will not be github, but TR space (and
> OGC space), the MIT license notice has to be somewhere in the Working Group
> Note. I would put it in Acknowledgment with the following text:
> <p>
> Copyright © 2015 by <a href="http://www.dfki.de/web/forschung/asr">DFKI</a>
> for examples in <a
> href="#IncorporatingGeospatialDataIntoInteractive3DGraphicsOnTheWeb">4.47
> Incorporating geospatial data into interactive 3D graphics on the Web</a>. The
> <a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT">MIT License</a> applies.
> </p>
>
> I think that should do it. I think only having the notice on github while
> having the Note in /TR is too weak.
>
> If this works for you, tell me. If you have concerns, please provide
> argumentation. If you're really concerned we could ask DFKI for their opinion
> or a special license without a copy of the entire note. But I don't think it
> is necessary.
>
>   --Rigo
>
>
>
> On Thursday, December 10, 2015 05:15:33 PM Phil Archer wrote:
>> Can I ask you please to case your legal eye over
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/2015/NOTE-sdw-ucr-20151217/#IncorporatingGeospatialData
>> IntoInteractive3DGraphicsOnTheWeb
>>
>> (You need to click to expand the text).
>>
>> This includes some examples of 3D graphics that use code contributed
>> under MIT licence and that, we have from the author of one snippet, the
>> public domain [1]. All the files are available in the GH repo at [2].
>>
>> Anything to worry about here please? (As you can see, this is scheduled
>> for publication a week today).
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>> [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sdw-wg/2015Dec/0067.html
>> [2]
>> https://github.com/w3c/sdw/tree/gh-pages/publishing-snapshots/2015-12-17-Use
>> Cases/materials/3DGraphicsOnTheWeb

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