Re: [gNewSense-users] PFV call for help.

[Chris Andrew]

Thanks for everyone's comments.  I haven't looked, but can you please
follow the _Reporting of non-Free_, so that we don't forget about this
one.

If you've already done that, i apologize :-).

Thanks,

Chris.

On 23/01/2008, Karl Goetz <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 17:31 +0800, Christophe Jarry wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I think the license of xserver-xorg-driver-nsc isn't free because the
> > section containing: "Under CURRENT (2001) U.S. export regulations this
> > software is eligible for export from the U.S. and can be downloaded by
> > or otherwise exported or reexported worldwide EXCEPT to U.S. embargoed
> > destinations which include Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria,
> > Sudan, Afghanistan and any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed
> > goods and services." may not suit freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute
> > copies so you can help your neighbor. So i disagree with bbrian
> > regarding this point.
>
> according to this link [1], dapper is the only version of ubuntu with
> this package. i dont know if the code is gone after this, or just
> renamed, but its handy to note.
>
> [1].
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=xserver-xorg-driver-nsc&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all
>
> >
> > Moreover, I think the license of krb5
> > (http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.4.3-5ubuntu0.2/)
> > has two unclear sections regarding freedom:
> >
> > * line 18-21: "Export of this software from the United States of America
> > may require
> > a specific license from the United States Government.  It is the
> > responsibility of any person or organization contemplating export to
> > obtain such a license before exporting."
> > This section may not suit freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies
> > so you can help your neighbor.
> >
> > * line 81-83: "OpenVision
> >    also retains copyright to derivative works of the Source Code, whether
> >    created by OpenVision or by a third party." I think this could threat
> > this software freedom.
>
> Forwarded this query to debian-legal for their opionions (no their not
> lawyers, but licences their thing, and its also a debian problem).
> They are also only going ot look at it from a DFSG freeness perspective,
> but if it fails that, it fails the FSFs 4.
> kk
>
> sid:
> http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/k/krb5/krb5_1.6.dfsg.3~beta1-2/copyright
>
> >
> > pitof
> >
> >
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