Misguided EULA for GPLed software

2002-10-06 Thread Mika Fischer
Hi! I would like to package unrealircd but I figure there is a legal problem with that. unrealircd itself is GPLed but the authors have also an EULA which you have to agree to before downloading. You can see it if you go to: http://www.unrealircd.com/downloads.php an then press the download butt

Re: cdrdao license issues show that cdrtools package is non DFSG, too?

2002-10-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > defaults.c is also under the plain GPL. There is a comment block about > this: > /* > * WARNING you are only allowed to change this filename if you also > * change the documentation and add a statement that makes clear > * where the official lo

Re: cdrdao license issues show that cdrtools package is non DFSG, too?

2002-10-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 04:25:45PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > cdrtools uses this library, too, the license is: > > The libedc_ecc sources are protected intellectual property > of Heiko Eißfeldt. > > The libedc_ecc sources are definite

Re: Misguided EULA for GPLed software

2002-10-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Mika Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The most problematic part of it is IMHO this: > --- > THE USER MUST IN ADDITION AGREE TO ALL TERMS OF THE GNU GPL LICENSE > AGREEMENT. > > IF THIS SOFTWARE WAS DOWNLOADED FROM A LOCATI