Bug#263549: floatflt is non-free
On 06.08.04 Josh Triplett (josh.trip@verizon.net) wrote:
> Hilmar Preusse wrote:
> > On 05.08.04 Josh Triplett (josh.trip@verizon.net) wrote:
Hi,
> >>This is clearly non-free, violating DFSG3. The file "floatflt.ins"
> >>is not included in the binary package or the source package;
> >
> > No. It is in tetex-src.
>
> Interesting; why is it packaged in compiled form and not built from
> its source?
>
Cause it is delivered from upstream in that way. TE creates one
package with the ready to use texmf-tree, one with the sources of the
programs and one with the sources for the texmf-tree. The latter is
not that interesting for the end user, but only shipped cause:
1. the LPPL requires it, and
2. Sometimes it may be interesting for developers to read the
original sources.
> > The version from tetex-src tells me:
>
<snip>
>
> > Yes, this is not DFSG either. I'll contact the author about this.
> > However, it won't help us in the actual situation. I guess we
> > have to generate another new orig.tar.gz....
>
> The ideal case would be to have all but the first sentence removed, so
> that the package may be distributed under the current LPPL, with no
> additional restrictions.
>
OK, but I can't change the license by myself. I've contacted Mats,
but I got no reply until now. I guess, we have to remove that
package, If you insist this bug to be serious and we (teTeX) don't
want to be the show stopper of sarge[TM].
> > Yes, we're on the way to write a proper copyright file. #218105
> > and #258972, but I'm afraid that won't be finished before sarge.
>
> OK. This should probably be done at the same time as a complete
> license audit of tetex. (I may be able to help with such an audit
> at that time.)
>
Great. Thanks! Any help is appreciated.
H.
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