Your message dated Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:47:24 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1134158: fixed in geoip-database
20230203+really20191224-0+deb12u1
has caused the Debian Bug report #1134158,
regarding geoip-database: license of package doesn't match license provided
upstream and is likely not DFSG-compliant
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Package: geoip-database
Version: 20250401-1
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy 2.2.1
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Dear Maintainer,
The license in the copyright file doesn't appear to match
upstream. The upstream license [1,2] also appears to impose
restrictions in violation of the DFSG. The new license, for
instance, restricts for what purpose the database can be used.
I also found various sources that indicate that the list can no
longer be distributed at all [3,4,5,6].
I'd appreciate any clarification on the license you can provide.
All the best
Peter
[1]: https://mailfud.org/geoip-legacy/
[2]: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite/eula
[3]: https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/maxmind_geo_ip.html
[4]:
https://blog.maxmind.com/significant-changes-to-accessing-and-using-geolite-databases/
[5]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2020/01/threads.html
[6]: https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12264
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.4
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.19.5-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
geoip-database depends on no packages.
Versions of packages geoip-database recommends:
ii libgeoip1t64 [libgeoip1] 1.6.12-11.1+b1
geoip-database suggests no packages.
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Source: geoip-database
Source-Version: 20230203+really20191224-0+deb12u1
Done: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
geoip-database, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> (supplier of updated geoip-database package)
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Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:34:41 +0300
Source: geoip-database
Architecture: source
Version: 20230203+really20191224-0+deb12u1
Distribution: bookworm
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Patrick Matthäi <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
Closes: 1134158
Changes:
geoip-database (20230203+really20191224-0+deb12u1) bookworm; urgency=medium
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* Non-maintainer upload.
* Revert to the last version before the license change.
(Closes: #1134158)
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