Bug#827902: Is ISC License considered DFSG free?

2016-10-21 Thread Jeff Epler
At least one package in Debian main, xombrero, has files listed in
debian/copyright as "License: ISC". (it is orphaned, but the reasons are
unrelated to the license)

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/x/xombrero/unstable_copyright

Jeff



Bug#827902: Is ISC License considered DFSG free?

2016-10-21 Thread Jari Aalto
This is your copy. The article has been posted to the newsgroup(s).


Der Debian legal mailing list members,

The agrep software is currently in non-free. Latest code
appears to have moved under ISC License[1] and I'd like to know
if the code can now be moved to main.

Here is test recorded to SPDX database[2]:

ISC License:

Copyright (c) 2004-2010 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
Copyright (c) 1995-2003 by Internet Software Consortium

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this
software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby
granted, provided that the above copyright notice and
this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.


Thanks,
Jari

[1] http://webglimpse.net/sublicensing/licensing.html

(...) Webglimpse and Glimpse are available under the ISC
open source license (...)

Anyone distributing the Glimpse code should include the
following license:

Copyright 1996, Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The
University of Arizona.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this
software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby
granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THIS SOFTWARE.

[2] https://spdx.org/licenses/ISC