> Hi people > > Well, about Raster3D. I have talked a little more with the author: > > *ABOUT THE LICENSE* > > OK, this is one time too many. It seems I must bow to the inevitable > and add a paragraph marked "License" to the web site and to the > distributed package. But it may take me some weeks to devise > suitable text and get legal advice.
Until the software has a proper license description, it cannot enter in debian. > *ABOUT NON-FREE* > > It is fine to use Raster3D for commercial purposes; > in fact you can see from the covers of many scientific journals that it > is used for this by many publishers. Raster3D may not be sold, however. Raster3D needs to be soldable. If someone decides to package Debian in a fancy way (super blue-dvds, with a nice cover and a super-installer) the person MUST have the right to sell the content with the price he pleases. He MUST distribute the code alongside or give a choice of being sent the code *read the GPL and associated licenses*. Dude, read the DFSG #1 and come back _once you read and understood_ it. http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html > *ABOUT PERMISSION TO DISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM* > > As I told you, I have explicitly given Debian permission to include > Raster3D in the past, but it never seems to emerge from the other > end of the process. Dude. Which part of "The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program's being part of a Debian system." you dont understand? Read DFSG#8 and come back. http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html > *END* > > So... even with the author giving us permission to put Raster3D on > Debian, it's necessary to have a license? Yes. > And using Raster3D for commercial purposes, still includes it on > non-free category? Yes. Read above. -- Jesus Climent info:www.pumuki.org Unix SysAdm|Linux User #66350|Debian Developer|2.4.26|Helsinki Finland GPG: 1024D/86946D69 BB64 2339 1CAA 7064 E429 7E18 66FC 1D7F 8694 6D69 First came darkness, then came the strangers. --Dr. Schreber (Dark City)
