Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-02-02 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:57:50AM +, Alastair McKinstry wrote: Ok, I am contacting the original author of this code, to see if he is willing to make a change. The code was written in 1990 or so, and he may not have been aware of the consequences of his actions. Ping? Annoying that the

Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-01-28 Thread Alastair McKinstry
Ok, I am contacting the original author of this code, to see if he is willing to make a change. The code was written in 1990 or so, and he may not have been aware of the consequences of his actions. Annoying that the Small print appeared so far down in the file and was missed during the original

Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-01-27 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:31:33 -0500 Luke Faraone wrote: [...] src/port/misc/config.c: [...] and cause the whole of any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is a derivative of this program or any part thereof, to be licensed at no charge to all

Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-01-27 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 08:08:51PM -0500, Luke Faraone wrote: On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 07:31:33PM -0500, Luke Faraone wrote: Package: xgks Severity: serious Justification: Violates the DFSG Additional violations noted below. xgks-2.7.0/src/port/misc/inetutil.c and

Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-01-26 Thread Luke Faraone
Package: xgks Severity: serious Justification: Violates the DFSG src/port/misc/config.c: THE SMALL PRINT You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of this source file. You may modify this source file, and copy and distribute such modified versions, provided that you leave the

Bug#699066: xgks: Contains code preventing commercial distribution

2013-01-26 Thread Luke Faraone
On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 07:31:33PM -0500, Luke Faraone wrote: Package: xgks Severity: serious Justification: Violates the DFSG Additional violations noted below. xgks-2.7.0/src/port/misc/inetutil.c and xgks-2.7.0/src/port/misc/inetutil.h: /* * Copyright 1991, University