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Handle System – developments in licensing. IDF meeting Bologna 2005. do i >. Handle System Public Licence. doi>. Aim: CNRI encouraging wider use of the Handle System Revised public licensing scheme.
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Handle System – developments in licensing IDF meeting Bologna 2005 doi>
Handle System Public Licence doi> • Aim: CNRI encouraging wider use of the Handle System • Revised public licensing scheme. • Developed with input from Handle System Advisory Committee – includes IDF and CrossRef plus other communities • Build on current position enjoyed by IDF RAs: the only current commercial holders of licensed Handle technology. • Opportunity: use of Handles in GRID (shared network resources) computing
Handle System Public Licence doi> • New Handle System Public License (HSPL v6.1) and Service Agreement released 29 April, • in coordination with the GRID Globus Alliance • part of the Globus Toolkit release 4.0. • Globus Toolkit: an open source software toolkit used for building grids. • Being developed by the Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. • More information at www.globus.org/toolkit/
HSPL doi> • Provides GRID users with nonexclusive worldwide royalty free permission to install, reproduce, modify, display and/or perform publicly and distribute HSPL 6.1 to the public, with or without modification, in source or binary form. • Allows third-party developers to integrate the Handle System software into their own products and distribute the integrated product under their brand name. • Conditions: e.g. infringement claims automatically terminate licence • Parties that want to provide an identifier/resolution system are required to agree to the terms of the Handle System Service Agreement • Service Agreement requires fee: $50 per prefix for a one-time registration fee and $50 per year per prefix. • Service fee contributes to the cost of running the Global Handle Registration and continued improvement of the Handle System. • This fee structure does not address those organizations that want a delegation of authority service agreement (which is the type of license/agreement that the IDF has e.g. 10.123)
Example potential use doi> • Globus Toolkit (www.globus.org) is a third party software package developed by Argonne National Lab. • Considering making the Handle System available as an integral part of the Globus Toolkit. • Under the new HSPL, they are allowed to make use of the HDL6.1 source code and change it to fit Grid computing. • The combined product will still be called Globus Toolkit. • Any party that deploys the Globus Toolkit and provides identifier/resolution services will be subject to the Handle System service agreement and be charged an annual service fee by CNRI.
Relevance to IDF doi> • IDF-CNRI licence remains unchanged. • Benefits to IDF: • More software developers aware – stimulate developments • More awareness of functionality • More $ contribution to support of Handle infrastructure . • Any “IDF-like” licences (with delegation) are still by negotiation with CNRI