Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : unrealircd Version : 6.1.1.1 Upstream Contact: Bram Matthys <sy...@unrealircd.org> * URL : https://www.unrealircd.org/ * License : GPLv2 or later Programming Lang: C Description : Open Source IRC Server
UnrealIRCd is an open source IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server serving thousands of networks since 1999. It is the most widely deployed IRCd with a market share of 38%. Unlike other IRCds, it has a lot of advanced features and is highly customizable. It has an extensive documentation and a very active developing community. Any previous licensing issues should no longer be an issue. The code of UnrealIRCd consists mostly of a mix of "GPLv1 or later" and "GPLv2 or later". The remaining parts either come from public domain or BSD license WITHOUT advertising clause, so are GPL compatible. UnrealIRCd used to have a non DFSG-free version of the MD5 algorithm used for hostname cloaking; this has since been removed in 2015 and now utilizes OpenSSL. https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/229bcca9967d26b40e8b77880ad9fc368e4d1527 All source code headers have a "or any later version" of GPL clause, meaning you can package it with GPLv3 license if you wish. I believe UnrealIRCd is a very useful and popular program and should no longer have any compatibility issues with DFSG.
