-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13/01/12 07:16, Ben Finney wrote: > Given that “that latter” is presumably referring to “OpenSUSE have > a special license to distribute”, then it's worth pointing out that > (as Paul is probably aware) Debian's guidelines for free software > are explicitly crafted to reject such special licenses. > > DFSG §8 reads: > > 8. License Must Not Be Specific to Debian The rights attached to > the program must not depend on the program's being part of a Debian > system. If the program is extracted from Debian and used or > distributed without Debian but otherwise within the terms of the > program's license, all parties to whom the program is redistributed > should have the same rights as those that are granted in > conjunction with the Debian system. > > So, OpenSUSE's special license to this work doesn't help Debian. > Only a general license for all recipients can be used.
As the redistribution agreement is quite old, I'm going to see if I can get back in touch with SAP. It may be possible that I can get them to release the source code under a license that will permit inclusion in Debian. Of course, SAP might not be interested at all, but it's worth a shot. Ciaran -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8P5gYACgkQ6gAbybmQ7ZIqJQCdEUvE3wLZ/PnO5C81GxXm3LN9 H9MAnjTH5EZTcUX1cRLYNQnHapQQAEpP =6gaU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
