I'm attempting to package RAToolSet, which is a backend for an
internet routing registry database. I don't believe this project was a
for-profit endevor, nor do I believe the authors are aware of the
restrictions of redistributing binaries that occurs because of the mix
of their licensed code with GPL'd code. I'm trying to formulate a request
to the copyright holders to re-release DFSG free, but I don't know what
exactly is the problem, or how to diplomatically let them know the license
is a pain.
I've attached the copyright notice for the prospective debian
package for your convienience. I'm not subscribed to debian-legal, so
please cc me on replies.
thanks,
Robert
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This package was debianized by Robert Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:03:57 -0800.
It was downloaded from ftp://ftp.isi.edu/ra/RAToolSet/RAToolSet-4.4.0.tar.gz
RtConfig Author(s): Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
roe Author(s): Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Curtis L. Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
WeeSan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
aoe Author(s): WeeSan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Curtis L. Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
prpath Author(s): Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Mehringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
peval Author(s): Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CIDRAdvisor Author(s): Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Mehringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ptraceroute Author(s): Rusty Eddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Mehringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
library Author(s):
Doug Lea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
WeeSan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Cengiz Alaettinoglu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ramesh Govindan,
Rusty Eddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Copyright:
Bits here and there fall under GPL, see /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL
Other bits here and there fall under BSD, see /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
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and/or the International Business Machines Corporation.
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