Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:08:44 -0400
From: NANCY BLYLER <NANCY.BLYLER@INET.HQ.USACE.ARMY.MIL>
To: hphillips@ibm.net
Subject:  Corpsmet95 question

Hi Hugh,

Nancy Greeley forwarded your email to me for a response.  Sorry it has taken
so long to get back with you.

Corpsmet95 is public domain software you can get off the web, which it looks
like you found.  It was developed by Coastal Oceanographics under contract to
the Corps of Engineers.  The Corps has decided to maintain the code, but will
probably do limited future development.  I beleive Coastal Oceanographics will
be enhancing what they call Metagen package and make it more automated.  At
this point in time Metagen and Corpsmet95 are the same software, but in the
future they will probably be different.

If you have any further questions, please contact me.  I look forward to reading
your review.
Nancy Blyler

>Hi -
>I have an unnofficial review of metadata tools at:
>http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/wlib/sco/metatool/mtools.htm
>
>I am just finishing up a review of Corpsmet95 which is available from the
>COE page at:
>http://corps_geo1.usace.army.mil/
>On the latter page it says that Corpsmet95 "is now public domain software."
>
>On the other hand, on the Coastal Oceanographics (the company that
>developed Corpsmet95) web page at:
> http://coastalo.com/metadata.htm
>
>It says "Metagen32 will also be sold as a "stand alone" program for US$695.
>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have the right to distribute
> a limited number of copies for the Corps' internal use."
>
>Could you please clarify the situation regarding licensing of this metadata
>tool?
>
>Thank you.
>
>
>    Hugh
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