Fundamentally revolution R is treating CRAN-R like it is LGPL, but it is not LGPL.
This causes a major problem. Treating CRAN-R as a library causes REvolution R to be a derivative work under GPL term # 0: "[...] The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work containing the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language. [...]" key words: "based on", "containing the program" and "verbatim" Nothing ambiguous about it. A test is if their program can effectively run without the aid of the GPL program. If it can not, it is a derived work in the eyes of the license. This can not be considered a conglomerate distribution under the OS exemption, which reads: "However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable." certainly the r-base package should not be peddling REvolution's wares in the form of the startup message: "REvolution R enhancements not installed. For improved performance and other extensions: apt-get install revolution-r" Even if it were just a non-free package that would be inappropriate. but for a significantly darker-than-grey GPL violation it is even worse. Ubuntu (nor anyone else) cat not distribute this package without an upstream relicense of R (which ain't gunna happen) or REvolution Computing (ball's in their court). Perhaps it is bug-creep to this bug report about the advertisement, but overall "wishlist" is inappropriate for the Importance setting. sorry, but you have to respect the upstream authors license if you want to redistribute and that's really all there is to say. regards, Hamish -- core R package in universe nags me to install proprietary software at every start-up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433799 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
