Subject: Bug#251983: libcwd: QPL license is non-free; package should not be in main
Newsgroups: gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.rc
Date: 2004-06-01 00:35:25 GMT (5 years, 36 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours and 6 minutes ago)
tags 251983 + wontfix upstream moreinfo help thanks also sprach Nathanael Nerode <neroden <at> twcny.rr.com> [2004.06.01.0147 +0200]: > Debian-legal does not consider the QPL to be a free license, > because of at least two non-free restrictions. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200303/msg00459.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/debian-legal-200404/msg00233.html Until there is an official statement that the QPL is not DFSG-free, I won't do anything about it. > (6c) requires forced distribution of modifications, which is onerous to > isolated developers: > > c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the > initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items, > then you must supply one. If the author can get in touch, then a means of communication exists. > And there's a choice of venue clause, which is onerous to anyone who doesn't > live in Amsterdam: > > Disputes shall be settled by Amsterdam City Court. Nevertheless, Carlo: do you think you could put in a clause into your COPYING file that gets rid of the Amsterdam restriction? I don't think you need it. Also, maybe you can devalue 6c. in an additional statement? I don't think that would go against the reasons why you chose the QPL in the first place. Thanks, -- Please do not CC me when replying to lists; I read them! .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck <at> debian.org> : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver!