I'll take a stab at it, but I suspect (although I would ask the FSF lawyers for specifics), that the problem is the way the rights are granted. The line:
;Permission to copy this software, to redistribute it, and to use it ;for any purpose is granted, subject to the following restrictions and ;understandings. ; does not explicitly grant the right to redistribute modified works. My guess would be the best (given the rest of the license) would be either the new BSD or the X license. jeff James LewisMoss said: >Please CC me on all responses. I'm not subscribed to this list. > >It was pointed out to me (by the VP at the FSF) that slib's license is >non-free. I was surprised. Last word I heard is that the FSF was >talking to slib upstream about the licenses, but it wasn't looking >good getting it fixed. So the question is is slib even allowed in >non-free with it's licenses. I've attached below (in a bit messy way) >the licenses on each file in the dist not copying the license if no >need. Let me know what people think about including it in non-free. > >Thanks >Jim > >The licenses (first a list of files and then a license with all lines >started with a ;): >alist.scm alistab.scm arraymap.scm batch.scm break.scm Bev2slib.scm >chap.scm charplot.scm cltime.scm coerce.scm comparse.scm cring.scm >db2html.scm dbrowse.scm dbutil.scm debug.scm dwindtst.scm dynwind.scm >eval.scm factor.scm fft.scm fluidlet.scm getopt.scm getparam.scm >hash.scm hashtab.scm htmlform.scm http-cgi.scm lineio.scm logical.scm >makcrc.scm mklibcat.scm modular.scm mulapply.scm nclients.scm >obj2str.scm paramlst.scm plottest.scm pnm.scm ppfile.scm prec.scm >printf.scm priorque.scm process.scm psxtime.scm qp.scm randinex.scm >random.scm rdms.scm repl.scm report.scm require.scm root.scm sc2.scm >sc4opt.scm sc4sc3.scm scanf.scm scmacro.scm simetrix.scm structst.scm >tek40.scm tek41.scm timezone.scm trace.scm trnscrpt.scm tzfile.scm >uri.scm withfile.scm >;Permission to copy this software, to redistribute it, and to use it >;for any purpose is granted, subject to the following restrictions and >;understandings. >; >;1. Any copy made of this software must include this copyright notice >;in full. >; >;2. I have made no warrantee or representation that the operation of >;this software will be error-free, and I am under no obligation to >;provide any services, by way of maintenance, update, or otherwise. >; >;3. In conjunction with products arising from the use of this >;material, there shall be no use of my name in any advertising, >;promotional, or sales literature without prior written consent in >;each case. >format.scm formatst.scm Template.scm >;;; "Template.scm" configuration template of *features* for Scheme -*-scheme-* >- >;;; Author: Aubrey Jaffer >;;; >;;; This code is in the public domain. >array.scm >;;;;"array.scm" Arrays for Scheme >; Copyright (C) 1993 Alan Bawden >;
