netCDF Perl license

[Orion Poplawski]

As currently distributed, the netCDF Perl license is not OSI compatible 
because of the following clause:

   Further, the user agrees to credit
   UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this
   software or in any product that includes this software.


This is a restriction on use and is unacceptable in a truly free 
distribution like Fedora.  The NetCDF license had a similar clause and 
was changed to:

    Further, UCAR requests that the user credit
   UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this
   software or in any product that includes this software, although this
   is not an obligation.

Please consider changing the netCDF Perl license in a similar manner so 
that it can be packaged as part of Fedora.

Thanks!

-- 
Orion Poplawski
System Administrator                  303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: 303-415-9702
3380 Mitchell Lane                  orion at cora.nwra.com
Boulder, CO 80301              http://www.cora.nwra.com

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