Chow Loong Jin <[email protected]> wrote: [...] > For the Python part, the sources are completely distributed, and no > binaries are in the tarball. However, for the Java part, only the .jar > is distributed in the tarball. I have contacted the upstream developer > about this issue, and he will be releasing another tarball with the > sources for the Java portion.
I think this is a problem at the moment: DFSG 2 requires source code. > The problem begins here: The Java portion has a build-dependency on Sun > Microsystem's WTK[1], and it is not free[2]. However, this is just a > build dependency, and not a runtime dependency. In fact, the .jar isn't > even supposed to run on the target machine, it's supposed to be uploaded > to the mobile device. So this would be a practical problem, Fails To Build From Source, but only for the mobile device component? I think the Java portion would need to be in contrib at least due to the non-free build-dependency, and probably non-free because presumably some bit of WTK ends up in the jar file, but that may depend on the precise terms and I got a "General Error" page when trying to view [2] https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewLicense-Start > Hence, my question: Is it okay (within DFSG) for upstream to distribute > the said .jar file, together with the sources for this .jar file, and > for this said .jar file to be copied straight into a .deb and > distributed as-is? I feel that it isn't, because it fails DFSG 2 at the moment and maybe others once the WTK-dependent sources are available. There are several bits in http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html which look like they'd apply, like "Source missing" and "Non-Main". I suspect it's probably not certain until we have some general resolution to the wider firmware question, though. http://www.debian.org/vote/2008/vote_003#texte is a bit kernel-case-specific to be reliable here. Hope that helps, -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Please follow http://www.uk.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
