On 27 Sep 2005 09:34:25 GMT MJ Ray wrote:
> ludovic.rousseau@free.fr wrote:
> > The opensc package includes rsaref headers [0] from RSA. [...]
>
> > - is this licence DFSG compliant? I would say yes but the
> > (re)distribution right is not explicitely given.
> >
> > - is this licence GPL compatible? I would say no since it has the
> > same problem than the original BSD licence [4].
>
> I think I agree with you on both, with very mild concern about lack of
> explicit permission.
Wait a second: how can it be DFSG-free, when there's permission to "copy
and use" and to "make and use derivative works", but there's no explicit
permission to distribute the derivative works?
Did I miss something?
It seems that works under this "RSA license" do not comply with the
DFSG.
More bad news: I found out that some identically licensed files are
included in Apache2.
Compare with the license of
* srclib\apr\include\apr_md5.h
* srclib\apr\passwd\apr_md5.c
* srclib\apr-util\crypto\apr_md4.c
* srclib\apr-util\include\apr_md4.h
from
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.0.55-3/apache2.copyright
Moreover, Apache2 includes the following code (I'm quoting from the
debian/copyright file):
For the srclib\apr-util\test\testmd4.c component:
*
* This is derived from material copyright RSA Data Security, Inc.
* Their notice is reproduced below in its entirety.
*
* Copyright (C) 1990-2, RSA Data Security, Inc. Created 1990. All
* rights reserved.
*
* RSA Data Security, Inc. makes no representations concerning either
* the merchantability of this software or the suitability of this
* software for any particular purpose. It is provided "as is"
* without express or implied warranty of any kind.
*
* These notices must be retained in any copies of any part of this
* documentation and/or software.
*/
This does not even grant *any* permissions.
Is this distributable at all?
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