Hi,
the problem might soon go away as I'm thinking about dropping that backend
anyway.
Regards
Martin
On Samstag 23 April 2011, Micha Lenk wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
> thanks for commenting on Debian bug #597568.
>
> Am 04.03.2011 15:22, schrieb Adam:
> > I think the problem is that libaqpaypal2 has its own license which is
> >
> > IMO non-free and non-distributable:
> > AqPaypal may be used indefinately by the following applications
> > under the terms of the GPL: [list of applications]
> >
> > from src/plugins/backends/aqpaypal/COPYING in the source package.
> >
> > This violates DFSG 3 + 5 ("Derived Works" + "No Discrimination Against
> > Persons or Groups") and GPLv3 7 + 10 ("no further restrictions").
>
> As the toplevel COPYING file refers to no specific GPL version and still
> contains the GPLv2, I doubt that GPLv3 is applicable here. I agree
> though that the present license restriction in the mentioned file
> conflicts with the [1]Debian Free Software Guideline (DFSG). This means,
> in order to comply with the DFSG, I will have to remove the source code
> for libaqpaypal from the source tarball distributed by Debian.
>
> 1. http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
>
> Martin, would it be possible to distribute AqPaypal in a separate source
> tarball? This would make my packaging work for Debian far easier.
>
> > So even for it to be added to non-free GnuCash etc. would need an
> > AqaBanking license exception (which I think is unlikely to happen).
>
> Sorry, Adam, I don't understand this sentence. What license exception do
> you mean? Doesn't the file src/plugins/backends/aqpaypal/COPYING contain
> such an exception?
>
> > I don't know if there is any discussion with AqaBanking upstream to have
> > this changed.
>
> The upstream developer Martin Preuss is subscribed to the Debian BTS, so
> he receives all bug reports immediately. So you may count this mail as
> part of the discussion with AqBanking upstream...
>
> Regards,
> Micha
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