[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com 2012-04-11 03:17:32 CEST ---
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lint v3.2 txt

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[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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--- Comment #6 from Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com 2012-04-11 03:18:03 CEST ---
Here are the 3.2 files

ftp://ftp.bkyoung.com/pub/bkyrepo/fedora/updates/16/SRPMS/geotrans-3.2-1bky.fc16.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.bkyoung.com/pub/specs/geotrans.spec

Still a little polish required, but adequate until resolving other mentioned
issues.

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[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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--- Comment #2 from Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com 2012-04-08 00:06:30 CEST ---
Created attachment 851
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Terms of Use/License

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[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Byron rpmfus...@bkyoung.com 2012-04-08 00:07:51 CEST ---
(In reply to comment #1)
 Hm, unless I'm missing something then the license is free and thus acceptable
 for Fedora (IANAL).
 
 ...
 NGA hereby grants to each user of the software a license to use and distribute
 the software, and develop derivative works.
 
 = rights for use, distributing and modifying are granted which are the main
 attributes making the license acceptable

Hey there Dan. No, I don't think your missing anything. And if you were, I am
certain you would probably be missing less than me! The license situation
focuses on three issues; First, there is no GEOTRANS license mentioned at

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main

Second, the GEOTRANS license/ Terms of Use (are they the same thing?) is unique
and would require significant resources to analyze, defend, and pursue. Just
not worth it.

Third, the last sentence of paragraph 2 is Do not use the name GEOTRANS for
any derived work. The make system required extensive modification (still would
not meet opensource requirements) and there were some patches necessary to
activate all features. I doubt that these modifications would constitute a
derived work, but, without legal review, cannot be said for certain. Submitting
the package under an alternate name to satisfy paragraph 2 would basically
reduce and obscure package to total obscurity, and render the entire effort
meaningless.

FWIY, I am assuming that Geotrans 3.2 (recently released) would have the same
issues, but I have not pursued it, seeing as Geotrans 3.1 suits my needs. If
Geotrans 3.1 is accepted, then an 3.2 update would be available within a
reasonable period of time.

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--- Comment #4 from Kevin Kofler kevin.kof...@chello.at 2012-04-08 01:39:49 
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Hmmm, clause 2 looks suspicious: What's a product developed using the
software? Requiring a label to be printed on all those sounds overreaching to
me.

In any case, the process where freeness is unclear is as follows:
* file a review request in Fedora, at bugzilla.redhat.com
* in the Blocks: field of the bug at bugzilla.redhat.com, enter FE-LEGAL
* wait for Fedora's decision before taking any further steps.

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[Bug 2261] Review request geotrans-3.1

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Dan Horák d...@danny.cz changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Dan Horák d...@danny.cz 2012-04-06 09:00:23 CEST ---
Hm, unless I'm missing something then the license is free and thus acceptable
for Fedora (IANAL).

...
NGA hereby grants to each user of the software a license to use and distribute
the software, and develop derivative works.

= rights for use, distributing and modifying are granted which are the main
attributes making the license acceptable

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