On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:26:18PM +0100, Sam Clegg wrote: > " > In principal, we also do not object to have Perforce binaries included > in the non-free part of the debian distribution, as long as it is clear > that you are the sole distributor and maintainer of the packages and > Perforce is in no way liable for their content and support. > "
> AFAICT the binaries are freely distributable: On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 09:49:04AM +0100, Sam Clegg wrote: > From the first download page: > "You may use software downloaded from Perforce for any purpose you want > and for as long as you like. The Perforce Server supports only two users > and five client workspaces unless used with a Perforce License. We will > be happy to issue you a free Evaluation License to remove the > user/workspace restrictions for a limited time." > From the second download page: > "Disclaimer of Warranty > Please do not download software from this page unless you have read the > paragraph below and agree to it. > > Perforce Software, Inc. disclaims all warranties, either express or > implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of > merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. This means that if > you download software from this page, you agree that Perforce Software, > Inc. has no liability for any damages that you incur when using it, > whether or not those damages are caused by a problem with the software, > and whether or not you have brought such problems to Perforce's > attention." > > I beleive this is the extent of the license that applies to those who > download the linux binaries. There's no actual permission to distribute there, just a "you may use". That leaves your email, but "in principle we don't object" isn't a very strong grant of permission to redistribute, though it's not completely terrible. Getting something a bit more definite (like "Here's what I intend to upload to Debian non-free, does it look okay?" "Yes") and including that in the debian/copyright would be better. Otherwise it seems fine from what I can see. Cheers, aj
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