* Robert Millan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040704 00:10]: > This seems like a GPL violation. The debian version of "shadow" package > includes GPLed code from GNU su. This is allowed since shadow's license is > 3-clausse BSD (GPL-compatible) but it looks to me that we aren't complying > with Section 2 of the GPL which requires that the whole modified work is > relicensed.
I disagree. Section 2 just requires that the whole work can be redistributed under no more restrictive conditions than those of the GPL. The 3-clausse BSD allows this (that is exactly what the term "GPL-compatible" means). And, of course, the parts taken from su are still licensed under the GPL. > Please could you have a look at the license references in package shadow > (version 4.0.3-29)? I believe [shadow]/src/su.c and [shadow]/debian/copyright > indicate that the GPL terms only apply to the parts that were originaly GPL > and not the whole work. As 3-clause-BSD is GPL-compatible, you can redistribute the whole work under the conditions of the GPL. However, there are identifiable sections that can distributed under an even more permissive license. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C
