Hi Bill,
Thank you for your bug report #533027 on package tth's current
license.txt.
Email file debian/hutch in the tth source package covers Ian
Hutchinson's acceptance of the packages and debian/ihutch also covers
why the later packages are still non-free. I believe this
correspondence clarifies license.txt.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 12:06:13AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> Package: tth
> Version: 3.85
> Severity: important
>
> Hello Ian,
>
> The content of debian/copyright does not match the content of license.txt.
> Please note that license.txt was changed in version 3.77 and the sentences
> ""
> You may freely use this software for non-commercial purposes.
>
> It may not be used for commercial purposes without an additional license.
> ""
> has been replaced by
> ""
> You may freely use this software.
> ""
>
> However the license still does not explicitly permit modification and
> redistribution of modified version. Even plain redistribution is only
> implicity allowed
> through:
> ""
> If you distribute any copies, you must include this file and these
> conditions must apply to the recipient.
> ""
> If plain redistribution is not permitted, then tth cannot be in non-free,
> though this is unlikely to be the intent of the author.
>
> Could you ask upstream author to clarify the license and preferably
> replace it with the EXPAT license ?
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Bill. <[email protected]>
>
> Imagine a large red swirl here.
>
>
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