Re: RFS: ax-emergency-listen
I looked at the license for the software ax_emergency_listen.
It is GPLv3. I suspect the *disclaimer* (different than license)
is on the web page to remind people they need to be licensed
ham radio operators to transmit.
Pat
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:04:06PM +0200, Jaime Robles wrote:
>
> The problem defining a software license with such restriction,... Could this be considered free software if there is a restriction of use?
>
> I don't agree to put a restriction like that in a software but once it is done... What should us, as debian developers do with that software?
>
>
> Should we forward this question to debian-devel or any other list?
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> Should we write the author to explain our concerns so he thinks about changing the license?
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>
> Jaime
>
> El 26/04/2011, a las 17:51, Patrick Ouellette <pat@flying-gecko.net> escribió:
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> > If there is a problem with these particular restrictions, then there is a
> > problem with all the ham radio stack in the kernel and the other utilities
> > and programs for reception/transmission of amateur radio since you (legally)
> > need an amateur radio license to transmit on amateur radio frequencies.
> >
> > The APRS specification is available to the public, and anyone is free to
> > implement it in software.
> >
> > It looks like the software in question is just an extension of aprsmon that
> > reacts to emergency traffic on the APRS data stream.
> >
> > Aprsmon is already available in the Debian package aprsdigi.
> >
> > Pat
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:48:41PM +0200, Jaime Robles wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >> Reading the link of the software I read:
> >> "The use of the APRS® Internet Gateway subsystem is allowed only for licensed radio amateur operators. APRS® is a registered trademark of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR."
> >>
> >> How does it fit with the GPL or the Debian requirements for free software?
> >> I have not read the full license of APRS but it seems that we could face some problems there...
> >>
> >> What do you think?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jaime
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Patrick Ouellette pat@flying-gecko.net
> > ne4po (at) arrl (dot) net Amateur Radio: NE4PO
> >
> > What kind of change have you been in the world today?
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