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20030710: netCDF/Unidata credits

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  • Subject: 20030710: netCDF/Unidata credits
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:37:13 -0600
>From: "John Holdzkom" <address@hidden>
>Organization: VRCO, Inc.
>Keywords: 200307101705.h6AH5bLd023854

John,

>Is there a standard credit or disclaimer that should be included in
>documentation of software that utilizes the netCDF libraries to read netCDF
>data?

We do not have a standard credit for any of the packages that we 
develop and support (we should, but we don't).

The UCAR copyright notice should be construed as a disclaimer for use
of the package in question.

>I found the netCDF credits page
>(http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/credits.html), but it appears
>to be more of a list of contributers than a copyright or disclaimer.

Yes, that page attempts to summarize all of the folks that have
contributed to the development of netCDF over the years.  The list is
out of date, of course, since the netCDF continues to undergo
development from both Unidata Program Center (UPC) staff and community
members.

>I also
>found a general credit for UCAR/Unidata software.  Is that one preferred?

Yes, the general credit can be used for the netCDF and other packages developed
here at the UPC.

>Thanks very much,

No worries...

>John Holdzkom
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>John J. Holdzkom, Ph.D.      address@hidden
>vGeo Product Manager            (757) 456-5500
>VRCO, Inc.                        www.vrco.com
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Tom Yoksas