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--- Begin Message ---Package: cdrtools Severity: serious Justification: Policy 2.3 In cdrtools 2.01.01a03 license of several makefiles have been changed to a custom version of CDDL, which is a non-GPL-compatible license. These makefiles are used to build GPL-licensed binaries, which is a violation of paragraph 3 of the GPL: 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, WHICH MUST BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTIONS 1 AND 2 ABOVE on a medium customarily used for software interchange; ... and: For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, PLUS THE SCRIPTS USED TO CONTROL COMPILATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE EXECUTABLE. ... (emphasis mine). As a result, the package is non-distributable. 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--- Begin Message ---Hello dear developers and whoever reads this bug report file. I am sorry to say that I must close this bug report. For a simple reason: I have been threatened by Joerg Schilling who claims that I would defame him by distribution of untrue and unproveable statements WRT to his works and kind of licensing them. And unfortunately I have neither time nor motivation for a lawsuit where I have no commercial interests, especially since I am not a copyright holder for parts of cdrtools except of some old German documentation which I do not care much about. I do this under protest but beeing forced to do so. I have done all requested things to invalidate any possible interpretation of my opinion as an accusal of contract breach ("Behauptung einer Vertragsverletzung", "üble Nachrede"). And now I do even explicitely admit that his statements about the separation of GPL §3 and the previous paragraphs have a solid basis and are a possible valid interpretation of GPL in Germany. However, I am faced with a legal threat if I don't do an additional thing: closing this bug report. Joerg Schilling has been informed that closing this bug report does not have any meaning and it will not magically disappear. However, he insists on seeing this act. I refuse to accept any guilt. And I do explicitely disclaim everything that may be interpreted as insult or untrue speach as far as the validity of the GPL (with Joerg Schilling's interpretation) is acceptable under the German jurisdiction. However, though Joerg Schilling has been repeatedly asked for a clear und not misunderstandable answer about of the relationship/compatibility between his interpretation of GPL and the one that Debian and FSF are used to apply, he avoided (implicitely or explicitely) to give any such answer. Therefore he himself provides a solid basis for speculations, including the one brought up by the original poster. So, what is left is merely my expressed opinion about the original bug report which has been created by someone else. And, as said, without expressing a clear position, the author explicitely gives enough room for speculations. Therefore I fail to see how comments to the bug report can be interpreted as an insult or an attempt to slur his reputation (aka "Rufschädigung", "üble Nachrede"). And forcing me to close this bug report is close to a violation of my freedom of opinion. Eduard.
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