Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
Package: libdbd-pg-perl Version: 0.92-1 >From the manual page: COPYRIGHT The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution without the prior approval of the author. -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
On Oct 20, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > COPYRIGHT >The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute >under the terms of either the GNU General Public License >or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README >CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution >without the prior approval of the author. Um, what part of this copyright looks non-free to you? You can use the module under either the GPL or Artistic license, both of which are DFSG-free licenses. Ergo, it's OK to be in main, unless there's some dependency on a non-free package (which would make it appropriate for contrib). CHris -- = |Chris Lawrence |Get Debian GNU/Linux CDROMs| | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| http://www.lordsutch.com/cds/ | | | | | Debian Developer|Are you tired of politics as usual?| |http://www.debian.org/ | http://www.lp.org/| =
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 11:24:40PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > On Oct 20, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > > COPYRIGHT > >The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute > >under the terms of either the GNU General Public License > >or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README > >CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution > >without the prior approval of the author. > > Um, what part of this copyright looks non-free to you? You can use > the module under either the GPL or Artistic license, both of which are > DFSG-free licenses. YoW! A bad paste on my part. It's non-free because it prohibits distribution on CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution without the prior approval of the author. Here's the except from man DBD::Pg in its entirety: COPYRIGHT The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file, with the exception that it cannot be placed on a CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution without the prior approval of the author. Sorry for the mess-up. -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
On Oct 20, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Tue, Oct 19, 1999 at 11:24:40PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > > On Oct 20, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > > > COPYRIGHT > > >The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute > > >under the terms of either the GNU General Public License > > >or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README > > >CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution > > >without the prior approval of the author. > > > > Um, what part of this copyright looks non-free to you? You can use > > the module under either the GPL or Artistic license, both of which are > > DFSG-free licenses. > > YoW! A bad paste on my part. It's non-free because it prohibits distribution > on CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution without the prior > approval of the author. > > Here's the except from man DBD::Pg in its entirety: > > COPYRIGHT >The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute >under the terms of either the GNU General Public License >or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README >file, with the exception that it cannot be placed on a >CD-ROM or similar media for commercial distribution >without the prior approval of the author. OK, yeah, now I can see it ;-) (Having said that, I'm not sure that it's legit to make exceptions to the GPL, especially if the author used anyone else's code in the module...) Chris -- = | Chris Lawrence | Get Debian GNU/Linux CDROMs | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| http://www.lordsutch.com/cds/ | | | | | Grad Student, Pol. Sci. | Visit the Amiga Web Directory | |University of Mississippi| http://www.cucug.org/amiga.html | =
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
According to Chris Lawrence: > (Having said that, I'm not sure that it's legit to make exceptions > to the GPL, especially if the author used anyone else's code in the > module...) For his own code, of course he can -- witness Qt exemptions. For others' code, I agree that he can't. -- Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "I am the Lemon Zester of Destruction!" //MST3K
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
According to Chris Lawrence: > > (Having said that, I'm not sure that it's legit to make exceptions > > to the GPL, especially if the author used anyone else's code in the > > module...) On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 05:13:10PM -0700, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > For his own code, of course he can -- witness Qt exemptions. For > others' code, I agree that he can't. Likewise, for code where his own code is mixed with others' GPLed code he can't. -- Raul
Re: Bug#47845: libdbd-pg-perl nonfree?
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 12:05:32AM -0400, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > Package: libdbd-pg-perl > Version: 0.92-1 > > >From the manual page: > > COPYRIGHT >The DBD::Pg module is free software. You may distribute under >the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the >Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file, with >the exception that it cannot be placed on a CD-ROM or similar >media for commercial distribution without the prior approval of >the author. I dealt with this program's license once a few months ago. I don't remember every detail (including the relevant versions), but the license that came with the program changed from a free one to one that prohibited some form of commercial use. I emailed the author and he expressed his intention that the program be free, explained that the offending language was copied from another source (some DBI example code, I think), and said he would change the license to make it free (I think the license he copied was changed, too). I downloaded the current DBD::Pg distribution (.93). In several locations, including the README and the top of source files, the license expressed is free. So, I expect the license in the man page is an oversight. I'm sure that the author will gladly work this out favorably. Andrew
