Re: Bug#131997 acknowledged by developer (Bug#131997: fixed in glut 3.7-12)
Apparently, the maintainer of Glut hasn't been changed yet.
So I'll cc you directly. (Sorry for the extra copies, James.)
On Tue, Feb 12, 2002 at 02:41:21PM -0600, David Starner wrote:
> reopen 131997
> thanks
>
> > * GLUT headers and examples are actually DFSG free,
> > see debian/copyright (Closes: #131997)
>
> The headers say
>
> /* Copyright (c) Mark J. Kilgard, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998. */
>
> /* This program is freely distributable without licensing fees and is
> provided without guarantee or warrantee expressed or implied. This
> program is -not- in the public domain. */
>
> and debian/copyright says
>
> NOTICE: The OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) distribution contains source
> code published in a book titled "Programming OpenGL for the X Window
> System" (ISBN: 0-201-48359-9) published by Addison-Wesley. The
> programs and associated files contained in the distribution were
> developed by Mark J. Kilgard and are Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 by Mark
> J. Kilgard (unless otherwise noted). The programs are not in the
> public domain, but they are freely distributable without licensing
> fees. These programs are provided without guarantee or warrantee
> expressed or implied.
> .
>
> That's not a DFSG-free license - there's no right to modify given. I've
> been told that the author basically means the X11 license, but if so,
> then he needs to state that, and that needs to be included in the
> package.
>
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David Starner / Давид Старнзр - starner@okstate.edu
Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org
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