On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:01:01 -0300 Nicolas Alvarez wrote: [...] > Note that cal.h is a header file containing only function declarations and > no actual code (although I guess what counts as 'actual code' is debatable). > The matching function definitions are in a proprietary library that the > BOINC client loads at runtime with dlopen/dlsym. Dynamically linking to a > proprietary library like that is OK for BOINC since it is licensed under the > LGPL, but I don't know whether it's OK for Debian.
I am a bit puzzled now. Package boinc seems to be in Debian (main): http://packages.qa.debian.org/b/boinc.html Where is this proprietary library distributed? I do not seem to able to find it in http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/b/boinc/boinc_6.10.17+dfsg-2/copyright I hope that this means it is *not* included in the package. Is it shipped in one of boinc dependencies/recommendations/suggestions? BTW, there are some files listed in the above cited copyright file, released under a license that seems to be really troublesome: The files are api/texfont.[cpp|h], samples/glut/glutbitmap.h samples/glut/glut.h samples/glut/win32_util.[ch] samples/glut/win32_x11.[ch] The license is | License: other | This program is freely distributable without licensing fees and is | provided without guarantee or warrantee expressed or implied. | This program is -not- in the public domain. I cannot see any permission to modify or distribute modified versions: these files do *not* seem to comply with DFSG#3. -- New location for my website! Update your bookmarks! http://www.inventati.org/frx ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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