Bug#992089: xemacs21-packages: contains a file with a non-free "disparaging to Sun" license

[Mark Brown]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 02:38:48PM +0200, Pierre Gruet wrote:

> Source: xemacs21-packages
> Version: 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-4
> Severity: serious
> Tags: stretch buster bullseye sid

...

> The file
> xemacs-packages/jde/java/src/jde/debugger/expr/LValue.java
> incorporates a non-free license, stating 

This bug has been present for several decades now, it is *extremely*
late for the buster release at this point and fixing this will require
an upload of a new source version to pull out the file.  I therefore
propose that we ignore this bug for the upcoming release to avoid the
minor but still present risk of disruption at this point in the cycle.


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Bug#992089: xemacs21-packages: contains a file with a non-free "disparaging to Sun" license

[Pierre Gruet]

Source: xemacs21-packages
Version: 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-4
Severity: serious
Tags: stretch buster bullseye sid
Justification: Policy 2.2.1

Dear Maintainer,

The file
xemacs-packages/jde/java/src/jde/debugger/expr/LValue.java
incorporates a non-free license, stating 

Sun grants you ("Licensee") a non-exclusive, royalty free, license to use,
modify and redistribute this software in source and binary code form,
provided that i) this copyright notice and license appear on all copies of
the software; and ii) Licensee does not utilize the software in a manner
which is disparaging to Sun.

This breaks at least DFSG-6, due to the "disparaging to Sun Microsystems"
clause.

Best regards,

-- 
Pierre Gruet