On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > He includes adns (GPL) in the source tarball; so, that's that. > > This means that they themselves are not allowed to distribute the program > too, correct? Since they are violating the terms of adns's copyright? Yes, that's correct. Presumably they've created a derived work, Adtran+adns. [The fact that they're distributing adns in the source tarball make this quite clear.] > I take it that this is insufficient grounds for inclusion in main? > (Due to the uncertainty?) Yes, we tend to follow the upstreams' wishes with regards to their software, even if the legal theory under which they are made is dubious. > The authors should be informed that they are violating the copyright > of adns. So, I will contact the author and ask him to re-release it > as GPL. Yes, that would definetly be the best choice. If you need any assistance with this, feel free to talk to debian-legal, and/or work with licensing@gnu.org. Don Armstrong -- I leave the show floor, but not before a pack of caffeinated Jolt gum is thrust at me by a hyperactive girl screaming, "Chew more! Do more!" The American will to consume more and produce more personified in a stick of gum. I grab it. -- Chad Dickerson http://www.donarmstrong.com http://www.anylevel.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
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