On 05/07/2017 11:56, KatolaZ wrote: > DR D1Rs, > > yesterday I was reviewing a new package made by Daniel Abrecht (DPA), > a little library that implements the sd_journal_* functions by > redirecting the calls to syslog. The project can be found here: > > https://git.devuan.org/DPA/sd_journal_shim > > This would allow to avoid to link against libsystemd0 if the program > wants just to use systemd logging facilities. > > I was about to move it under devuan-packages to build it for > experimental, but I noticed that the License (an almost regular > Expat/MIT license, for the rest) contained an additional clause: > > "This software shall not be used to encourage others to use the > systemd journal API, or any of it's sd_journal_* functions." > > so I immediately held my horses. My main complaint here is that this > clause makes the software non compliant with freedom 0 (the freedom to > use the software for whatever aim and task), so technically speaking > the package is not free-software, and cannot go in Devuan/main. Aside > from that, that clause makes the library GPL-incompatible, which would > undermine the good intentions of DPA. making the library practically > useless (unless the programs linking it are not GPL). Send a message to DPA, i think he will correct that. > In a word, I would not agree to include this package in Devuan/main, > unless that clause is removed. But just for the sake of clarity (and > because I think this can create a nasty precedent) I thought it was > good to ask here. > > Please, please, please: let's avoid to tranform this in a flame. The > thing is that Devuan/main should include only free-software, and that > clause makes the package non-compliant with the basic freedom 0. We > would like suggestions as of whether the clause should be removed or > the package should go in Devuan/non-free (I can't see any other5B > alternative). > > HND > > KatolaZ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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