2017-03-22 8:14 GMT+01:00 Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mi...@gmail.com>: > > > 2017-03-20 19:03 GMT+01:00 Roberto <robe...@zenvoid.org>: > > Hi Roberto, > > Package: hydrogen >> Severity: normal >> >> Content under directory data/drumkits/GMkit is derived from non-free >> sources (seems to be taken from Roland XV-5080 internal sound libraries). >> The file data/drumkits/GMkit/drumkit.xml only says "undefined license". >> >> Manufacturers of hardware synthesizers sometimes don't say which license >> applies to their bundled sample libraries, but they are certainly not in >> the public domain. They typically allow commercial content created with >> them, without paying royalties, but they could complain if someone creates >> a competing product derived from their sounds. A software synthesizer can >> be seen as a competing product (there are precedents of this by Roland >> Corporation in particular). >> >> Moreover, please consider documenting all files under "data" directory in >> debian/copyright, it will make easier to spot this issues, I've been using >> the Roland samples in this package for years without knowing. >> > > Thank you for reporting this issue. > Actually it is quite unfortunate ... If we would remove GMkit we would > loose tutorial demo songs. > Is there any alternative for GMkit around with friendly license > which we could recommend to upstream author as replacement for GMkit? >
Just for record ... I have been discussing this issue with upstream developers ... GMkit should be replaced by something with friendly license. Hopefully in next release. mira
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