Regarding gnofract4d... 2007/6/1 francesco namuri <[email protected]>: > On Ven, Giugno 1, 2007 19:27, Ricardo Mones wrote: > >> | fractutils/gf4d_subprocess.py: >> | >> | #By obtaining, using, and/or copying this software and/or its >> | #associated documentation, you agree that you have read, understood, >> | #and will comply with the following terms and conditions: >> | # >> | #Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and >> | #its associated documentation for any purpose and without fee is >> | #hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in >> | #all copies, and that both that copyright notice and this permission >> | #notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of the >> | #author not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to >> | #distribution of the software without specific, written prior >> | #permission. >> >> To my understanding this is contrary to DFSG #1 because you cannot sell >> it, permission is only given "for any purpose AND without fee". >> >> So either you contact the upstream author and agree with him to change >> this clause or you package it for non-free. > > Yes, you are right, I've searched in google and I've found a problem like > this one in other package; the license has been changed in subprocess.py > distributed with python2.4, I've asked the upstream author to change this > file with the one of python2.4, now I'm waiting the answer hoping that he > agree. In the meanwhile I've uploaded to mentors a new version of the > package changing the section to non-free.
I looked again through gnofract4d's source, and I couldn't find these conflicting issues anymore. It probably needs to be repackaged, but can it be done now? - Jordi G. H. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
