On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:08:00 +0200 Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo wrote: > Hello,
Hello! :-) > > (Please CC me in the replies, I'm not subscribed to the ML). Done. > > I packaged Aqsis recently: http://packages.debian.org/source/unstable/aqsis Thank you for doing so: it looks like an interesting tool... > > and it contains a kind of plugin, adaptor or something like that for a > software called Houdini [1], which is [...] > available as a free download for non-commercial use". [...] > This kind of plugin is intended enable Houdini using Aqsis renderer. > > I can disable it and not build it/install it in binary packace, this plugin > isn't very important at the moment (e.g. it's not important enough to create > a binary package for contrib/); but I don't know whether we can have it in > the original source package, or it has to be removed altogether from > orig.tar.{gz,bz2,whatever}. I think the key questions here are: 0) does the plugin itself comply with the DFSG? 1) does the plugin require anything outside of main for compilation? 2) does the plugin constitute a secondary feature of aqsis? I suppose the answer to question number 2 is affirmative, since you say that you can disable it, and that it's not that important... > Any hints? Another question, before I forget. The debian/copyright file for aqsis http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/aqsis/aqsis_1.6.0-1.1/aqsis.copyright states: | Copyright for 'sdcBMP/d_sdcBMP.cpp' and 'sdcWin32/d_sdcWin32.cpp' under | 'tools/displays/' directory: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COPYRIGHT | | Copyright 2000 by Schroff Development Corporation, Shawnee-Mission, | Kansas, United States of America. All rights reserved. | | **************************************************************************** | | This Display Driver is distributed as "freeware". There are no | restrictions on its' usage. | | **************************************************************************** | | DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY | | Schroff Development Corporation makes no warranties, either expressed | or implied, with respect to the programs contained within this file, or | with respect to software used in conjunction with these programs. The | programs are distributed 'as is'. The entire risk as to its quality and | performance is assumed by the purchaser. Schroff Development Corporation | does not guarantee, warrant or make any representation regarding the | use of, or the results of the use of the programs in terms of correctness, | accuracy, reliability, or performance. Schroff Development Corporation | assumes no liability for any direct, indirect, or consquential, special | or exemplary damages, regardless of its having been advised of the | possibility of such damage. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I cannot see any permission to distribute and/or sell these two files (DFSG#1); also, I cannot see any permission to modify (DFSG#3). Hence, it seems to me that those two files fail to comply with the DFSG, and should consequently be removed from the package, if at all possible, or substituted by DFSG-free replacements. Or am I missing something? -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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