Miguel Gea Milvaques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm thinking in package the fprint package. It's LGPL, but it contains a > few files licensed as follow. > I'm not sure if it's feasible to be in Debian. Can it go to main? and if > the answer is no, can it go to non-free? > Thanks. > > PD: Please, include me in CC:
Done. > /****************************************************************************** > [...] > Therefore, this file should not be exported, or made available on > fileservers, > except as allowed by U.S. export control laws. > > Do not remove this notice. The notice remains, so this clause is satisfied. > ******************************************************************************/ > > /* NOTE: Despite the above notice (which I have not removed), this file is > * being legally distributed within libfprint; the U.S. Export Administration > * Regulations do not place export restrictions upon distribution of > * "publicly available technology and software", as stated in EAR section > * 734.3(b)(3)(i). libfprint qualifies as publicly available technology as per > * the definition in section 734.7(a)(1). > * > * For further information, see > http://reactivated.net/fprint/US_export_control > */ Whether or not the files do fall under the export control restrictions discussed, I am unable to say. If they are being legally distributed by the export laws, then this part isn't a problem. If they are not, then redistribution would probably be illegal for any party who could be prosecuted in the relevant jurisdiction for those export controls. > /******************************************************************************* > > License: > This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and > Technology (NIST) by employees of the Federal Government in the course > of their official duties. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the > United States Code, this software is not subject to copyright protection > and is in the public domain. [...] Explicitly disclaims copyright protection, which might help free the work in jurisdictions that don't have a concept of "public domain". The intent of this clause seems quite clear. I would think that by these terms this work is freely licensed under the DFSG; whether it is legal to redistribute is a matter of understanding the export controls issue above. -- \ "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take | `\ hold" —Hunter S. Tolkien, _Fear and Loathing in Barad-Dûr_ | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
