On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 12:36, Steve Langasek wrote: > Hi Luis, > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 02:46:21PM -0500, Luis Bustamante wrote: > > > JpGraph is an OO class library for PHP 4.1 (or higher). JpGraph > > makes it easy to draw both "quick and dirty" graphs with a minimum of > > code and complex professional graphs which requires a very fine grain > > control. JpGraph is equally well suited for both scientific and > > business type of graphs. > > > [cc to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I want to package this software because the latest version of > > acidlab (which hasn't been uploaded yet[1]) requires it instead of > > phplot like previous version for graphing alert data of an > > IDS/Firewall. Anyway I'm not sure if we can include it in Debian as it > > uses QPL 1.0 and the author says in his page: > > > "JpGraph is released under a dual license. QPL 1.0 (Qt Free > > Licensee) For non-commercial, open-source and educational use and > > JpGraph Professional License[2] for commercial use." > > > Can we include it in non-free despite the restriction it holds for > > commercial use? (if so acidlab should be in contrib then) > > > References: > > 1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155212 > > 2. http://www.aditus.nu/jpgraph/jpgprolicense.pdf > > If the QPL permits redistribution (I haven't read that license in a > while), it should be ok for non-free. > > If acidlab upstream uses JpGraph, then of course you have little choice; > but you might be interested to point them towards Vagrant > <http://vagrant.sourceforge.net/>, an imlib-based PHP graphing class > available under the GPL that gives very impressive-looking results. > > Cheers,
Waitaminnit. Maybe I'm missing something here, but isn't the QPL a Free Software license? I didn't do that much of a careful search, but I googled for "QPL DFSG" and found a bunch of hits that make it look like the QPL is considered Free. If so, then why shouldn't jpgraph go into main? The "commercial" clause is no more obnoxious than a GPL/talk-to-me dual license, as it applies only in the case of closed-source use. What am I missing? -- Stephen Ryan Debian Linux 3.0 Technology Coordinator Center for Educational Outcomes at Dartmouth College
