On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:09:41 -0500 Kevin McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are two problems: first, the license [1] forbids redistribution > of modified binaries without permission of the authors, which some > have argued makes it unsuitable even for non-free [2]; second, and > worse, the software contains what appears to be code derived from > cernlib (GPL) [3] and Xclass(LGPL) [4] while having a license > incompatible with either. > > [1] http://root.cern.ch/root/License.html > [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/01/msg00297.html > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/01/msg00281.html > [3] http://cernlib.web.cern.ch/cernlib/conditions.html > [4] http://xclass.sourceforge.net/ > > This is most unfortunate, since Root is a very useful tool and a > number of interesting projects are based on it, but I don't see how > Debian can legally package it, even in non-free, until upstream > changes their license. I read the threads you linked to above, but I couldn't find a reference to anybody explaining the ROOT guys what the problem is. Did anybody try, what was their response? grts Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
