Color Transformation Language (CTL).

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 25.01.07, 22:04 +0100 schrieb Cyrille Berger:

> Further more, I also think that the CTL libraries is incompatible with the current draft of GPLv3 (I should ask FSF for confirmation) and maybe even GPLv2: 
> 
>  Nothing in this license shall be deemed to grant any rights to
>  trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets or any other
>  intellectual property of A.M.P.A.S. or any contributors, except
>  as expressly stated herein, and neither the name of A.M.P.A.S.

Thats simply normal. One get just what is provided nothing else.
For instance:
If one goes to a restaurant to orders a meal, she/he is not allowed to 
take the table and a door as a souvenier after leaving.
 
> The latest draft of GPlv3 explicitely states otherwise. Even if it's not
> final, I doubt the FSF will change much to the pattent clause :/ Beside
> the fact that they have added this to the BSD licence gives me concern
> that CTL might be encumbered by pattents.

Even if it might be possibly that patents are touched, they are not 
mentioned. Of course it would be much better for users of CTL to know in 
advance. At least a statement to not enforce patents against users of ILM 
open source software would be helpful.

> Ah oh and googling a bit show that I am not the only one to think that
> the licence is GPL-incompatible :
> http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=6171#discussion

Most evidently by the fact of being bound to California courts. Probably a 
minor issue.

> I guess no need to ask FSF :/

kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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