Your message dated Sun, 13 May 2007 14:32:15 -0500
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has caused the Debian Bug report #421769,
regarding gpsbabel: links with or includes GPL-incompatible code
to be marked as having been forwarded to the upstream software
author(s) John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
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Hi, John.
> Since the program is released under the terms of the GNU GPL (v2 or later),
> and since the (original) Artistic License is GPL-incompatible, it seems
> that this linking or inclusion forms an undistributable package.
My read of the Artistic license - and even more so,the FAQ by coldsync's
author - doesn't show it to be a problem.
> AFAICT, there are three possible ways to fix this issue, in descending
> order of desirability.
>
> (A) ColdSync copyright holder should be contacted and asked to
> dual-license his code under the Artistic License and the GNU GPL v2,
> just like Perl copyright holders do[2].
Feel free. I'll import a new upstream version if you get it changed.
> (B) ColdSync code used in GPSBabel should be substituted with a
> GPL-compatible replacement.
You are free to configure without the coldsync code and/or exclude
that from your distribution.
RJL
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