Hi John, I've been attempting to build FreeWRL 1.18, with the view to creating a Debian package using the FreeWRL 1.07 deb as a guide. (I'm not volunteering to become maintainer, but am trying to figure out if it is feasible for me to volunteer.)
I'm getting lots of compile errors in the "JS" module (Could I be missing a prerequisite library or development package?) I also notice that the JS package is released under the Mozilla Public License (JS/LICENSE) with no second license option. The FSF has declared that the MPL is incompatible with the GPL unless it is also dual licensed under a GPL compatible license [1]. To my untrained legal eye, it appears that the FreeWRL (GPL licensed) should not be linked with the JS module. Thus even if a FreeWRL 1.18 package is sucessfully built debian will refuse to accept it. These are the sorts of things debian-legal care about a lot. Is my reasoning correct please? Please point out if I am wrong, or if there is another way to get FreeWRL back into Debian. Is the JS package essential, or is there a GPL compatible alternative? Regards John D [1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#MPL On Fri, 2006-07-07 at 10:51 -0400, John A. Stewart wrote: > John; > > I hope to find (again) someone to build and distribute FreeWRL > on Debian and Ubuntu systems. ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]