On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 17:31 +0800, Christophe Jarry wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I think the license of xserver-xorg-driver-nsc isn't free because the > section containing: "Under CURRENT (2001) U.S. export regulations this > software is eligible for export from the U.S. and can be downloaded by > or otherwise exported or reexported worldwide EXCEPT to U.S. embargoed > destinations which include Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, > Sudan, Afghanistan and any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed > goods and services." may not suit freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute > copies so you can help your neighbor. So i disagree with bbrian > regarding this point.
according to this link [1], dapper is the only version of ubuntu with this package. i dont know if the code is gone after this, or just renamed, but its handy to note. [1]. http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=xserver-xorg-driver-nsc&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > Moreover, I think the license of krb5 > (http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.4.3-5ubuntu0.2/) > > has two unclear sections regarding freedom: > > * line 18-21: "Export of this software from the United States of America > may require > a specific license from the United States Government. It is the > responsibility of any person or organization contemplating export to > obtain such a license before exporting." > This section may not suit freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies > so you can help your neighbor. > > * line 81-83: "OpenVision > also retains copyright to derivative works of the Source Code, whether > created by OpenVision or by a third party." I think this could threat > this software freedom. Forwarded this query to debian-legal for their opionions (no their not lawyers, but licences their thing, and its also a debian problem). They are also only going ot look at it from a DFSG freeness perspective, but if it fails that, it fails the FSFs 4. kk sid: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-2/copyright > > pitof > > > _______________________________________________ > gNewSense-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users -- Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian / Ubuntu / gNewSense _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
