On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:42:15 +0300 Sami Liedes wrote: > Package: gpsdrive > Version: 2.10~pre4-6 > Severity: normal
I would say this is serious... > > [Cc: to debian-legal] I am replying to the bug number and to the bug submitter, while Cc:ing debian-legal. > > Hi, > > The source package contains the file scripts/gpsfetchmap.pl, which > has this copyright notice: > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > #!/usr/bin/perl > # gpsfetchmap > # > # You are allowed to modify the source code in any way you want > # except you cannot modify this copyright details If "this copyright details" means this permission notice I would say that the first part is basically similar to, e.g., the first clause of BSD licenses. Hence, it's acceptable. > # or remove the polite feature. The second part forbids to remove a functional feature from the script. It seems to fail DFSG#3. > # > # NO WARRANTY. The third and last part is a (minimalist) disclaimer of warranty. I think it's OK. Does the permission notice end here? Where's the permission to distribute (DFSG#1 and DFSG#2)? Without an explicit permission nobody is legally allowed to redistribute this script (modified or unmodified!). [...] > The "polite feature" apparently refers to an option that sleeps > between web server accesses. > > While arguably a minor restriction, I wonder if debian-legal considers > this sufficient to render the file non-free, and whether the terse > license clearly enough grants all the permissions required for it to > be free. I don't even find enough permissions to make this script legally redistributable. I mean: as it is, it could even be *unsuitable* for the non-free archive! This is of course my own opinion (usual or useless disclaimers: IANAL, TINLA, IANADD, TINASOTODP), let's wait for more input from other debian-legal participants... -- http://frx.netsons.org/doc/index.html#nanodocs The nano-document series is here! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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