License, copyright and acknowledgements
License
Adept is dual-licensed, which means that you may choose to
be bound by either of the following licenses.
- The
Apache License, Version 2.0. This is a permissive,
free-software license that will be the choice for almost all users.
It permits you to use and modify the library for any purpose, and to
redistribute it under the same terms. Modified versions, or
derivative works incorporating Adept, may be distributed in source
or object form with a few restrictions that are stated in the
license, but provided these conditions are met it may be
incorporated into proprietary software.
- The
ESA Software Community License (ESCL), Type 1. Recognising
that Adept was written largely with funding from the European Space
Agency, you may alternatively use the Type-1 ESCL. It is more
restrictive than Apache 2.0 in that derivative works can only be
released under the same license, and the license is limited to users
in ESA's Member States. The latter condition means that it is not an
open-source license. There are several versions of the Type-1 ESCL
in circulation; you may use any official version sanctioned by ESA.
In addition to choosing only one of the two licenses above, you are
permitted to dual-license your own derivative work using the same two
licenses, if you prefer.
Copyright
- Copyright © 2012-2015 University of Reading
- Copyright © 2015- European Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasts
Note that the copyright for Adept versions 1.1 and earlier is held
solely by the University of Reading.
Acknowledgements
