#include <hallo.h> * Markus Laire [Thu, Sep 14 2006, 03:37:11PM]: > I mentioned this problem over a week ago[5] at debburn-devel but > didn't get any response.
Because the hard problems that you pointed out have been fixed. We do no longer return "schily" author ID, etc. > Recently Nathanael Nerode mentioned this problem again[6] and Albert > Cahalan answered[7]: > >On 9/12/06, Nathanael Nerode <neroden at fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> (1) Merge changes made in dvdrtools. dvdrtools forked from an even > >> earlier version of cdrtools, and all the additions are GPLv2-or-later. > >> > >> (dvdrtools is in non-free solely because of the libscg "You may not" > >lines, which > >> are *also* present in cdrkit. Um.... there's some small problem there.) > > > >We need to make a choice right now: > > > >a. delete those lines (Joerg#1 said the code was GPL anyway) > >b. go back to a much older version > > Unfortunately Eduard Bloch (one of the people behind this fork) > doesn't see any problem here[8]: That is not what I said, don't put your words into my mouth. > >> (dvdrtools is in non-free solely because of the libscg "You may not" > >lines, which > >> are *also* present in cdrkit. Um.... there's some small problem there.) > > > >If you see a concrete problem, point it out. Or stop talking like there > >were a problem. > In my opinion there is clearly a concrete problem as there are > restrictions in the source-code which are not allowed by GPLv2. > > > So I'd now like to ask what debian-legal thinks about this situation, > and whether the license of cdrkit is OK for Debian-main. I would like to ask you to give us some days to find a peacefull solution without starting another flamewar. But, hey, you already did it by Cc'ing debian-legal and so attracting the trolls ASAP. Very diplomatic. NOT. Eduard. -- <yath> oh <yath> NOTFALL! *** yath ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has left channel #Debian.DE ("besuch *ausreiß*") <TCW> yath hatte es aber eilig... Frauenbesuch und die Wäsche nebst Pizzaschachteln noch überall verstreut? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]