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Re: .sav format [message #52531 is a reply to message #52298]

Mon, 05 February 2007 09:58

JD Smith
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Registered: December 1999

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On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:04:09 -0500, Craig Markwardt wrote:

>
> "mgalloy@gmail.com" <mgalloy@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Jan 29, 1:49 pm, JD Smith <jdsm...@as.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>> The license grants "the author of this software, and to all IDL users,
>>> a license to use and redistribute this software in source or binary
>>> form, subject to the following conditions", so they've already given
>>> us the license (restrictive though it may be).
>>
>> To "use and redistribute this software" (i.e. CMSVLIB), but the
>> original poster wanted documentation of the .sav format (presumably so
>> they could write their own software).
>
> The documentation of the format is unencumbered by any license other
> than Creative Commons.

The "license" does seem to indicate that *anyone* needs permission to
create a tool to read .SAV files, whether or not they have agreed to an
EULA:

"Non-RSI supplied software that reads or writes files in the IDL
Save/Restore format must have a license from Research Systems
explicitly granting the right to do so. In this case, the license
will be included with the software for your inspection. Please
report software that does not have such a license to
Research Systems, Inc."

They haven't yet wielded the DMCA hammer, but I don't doubt that they
would if they felt it necessary. There is a reverse engineering clause
in the DMCA, but I'm not sure to what degree it applies:

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/DVD/1201.html#f

I for once don't see the point in so jealously guarding a format: it's a
perfect way to ensure it never sees wide use.

JD

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		.sav format By: ChristopherFlorio on Mon, 29 January 2007 04:50
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 30 January 2007 09:58
		Re: .sav format By: Michael Galloy on Tue, 30 January 2007 09:40
		Re: .sav format By: Paolo Grigis on Tue, 30 January 2007 07:36
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Tue, 30 January 2007 05:21
		Re: .sav format By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 29 January 2007 13:01
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sat, 03 February 2007 23:04
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 29 January 2007 12:49
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Wed, 07 February 2007 05:10
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 06 February 2007 15:45
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Tue, 06 February 2007 15:44
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Tue, 06 February 2007 12:00
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sun, 11 February 2007 13:53
		Re: .sav format By: Guillermo on Tue, 06 February 2007 11:04
		Re: .sav format By: David Fanning on Tue, 06 February 2007 07:42
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Mon, 05 February 2007 15:02
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 05 February 2007 12:46
		Re: .sav format By: Haje Korth on Mon, 05 February 2007 10:27
		Re: .sav format By: JD Smith on Mon, 05 February 2007 09:58
		Re: .sav format By: Craig Markwardt on Sun, 11 February 2007 13:47

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