Re: [Gnumed-devel] Hopefully final wording for Mims Agreement

[Richard Terry]

"The Data may be imported into the Database used by the Software" covers the 
importation of the ascii data files.

We will not be altering the data, modifying it, adapting itor dissassembling 
it (ie breaking up the component fields into peices), that I can see. 

Mims doesn't seem to see any conflict with these two differnet wordings, 
Having worked with the data myself for many years there has never been an 
issue as to how you construct your data tables, or how you display the data, 
as long as it is accurate.

Anyway, will await others comments, Horst didn't seem concerned at this.

Richard


On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:00 pm, Ian Haywood wrote:
> Richard Terry wrote:
> > Enclose is the rich text file of hopefully an acceptable wording to allow
> > us to upload the Mims Annual Data.
> >
> | You may not alter, modify, adapt, decompile or disassemble the dataData
> | files or any content in the dataData files in any way without obtaining
> | prior written authorisation from CMPMedica.
>
> I'm not a lawyer, but it's difficult to see how importing the MIMS ASCII
> files into postgres isn't doing all of the above. Do they mean we can't
> change the actual texts of the MIMS entries? (which is fine) In that case,
> it should just say that. To be at all useful, we must be allowed to analyse
> the data-structure and transform it. I'm not trying to be
> passive-aggressive, I agree its a great favour the MIMS people are doing.
>
>
> Ian