Re: wxgtk: Is this free software?
Richard Braakman wrote:
> There are two packages involved here: wxxt, which is already in main,
> and wxgtk, which was a new package uploaded to Incoming. They have
> the same license. I read the license while checking wxgtk, and
> brought it up here, and it's the wxxt license which has now changed.
> I guess wxgtk will follow shortly. (They may be the same package
> upstream, I don't know about that.)
Actually, wxxt is version 1 of the wxWindows library, while wxgtk is
version 2. And it's just the wxgtk that had the problems. wxxt is
licensed under a combination of LGPL, XFig, and AIAI licenses (AIAI
attached. This might or might not be DFSG free, but I think it is).
wxgtk was the one that had that screwy abomination of a license.
Also, the current talk on the wxwin-developer list is to go straight
LGPL. I will definitely encourage them to go this route.
> Brian Bassett said it was coincidence that the license was brought up
> on the wxwindows list at the same time that I brought it up on
> debian-devel, but I doubt that :) More likely, someone brought it up
> there because it was being discussed here.
Probably.
> Properly, wxxt should now be moved to non-free until it's uploaded
> with the license, but no-one has filed a bug for that yet (and I can't
> be bothered :). Brian, how soon do you expect to make a new upload?
I will start a new compile of wxgtk when I get home tonight, destined
for non-free. I'll upload as soon as I've done a few tests. wxxt
shouldn't need anything.
> Richard Braakman
>
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