Thanks for everyone's comments. I haven't looked, but can you please follow the _Reporting of non-Free_, so that we don't forget about this one.
If you've already done that, i apologize :-). Thanks, Chris. On 23/01/2008, Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ A great GNU/Linux distro: http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
