Package: jftpgw
Version: 0.13.5-1
Severity: serious
The jftpgw package currently distributed in Debian has two license
problems:
1. The source contains a file named snprintf.c that doesn't contain any
copyright notice or license header. It appears to be copied verbatim
from the Mutt distribution, which it itself under the GPL, so it may
be a non-issue, but I think a clarification could be useful.
(Moreover, I think the libc functions could be used instead.)
2. The source contains a file named rel2abs.c under the 4-clause BSD
license (copied here in full):
« Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Joachim Wieland <joe@mcknight.de>
Copyright (c) 1997 Shigio Yamaguchi. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by Shigio Yamaguchi.
4. Neither the name of the author nor the names of any co-contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE. »
Clause #3 (advertising clause) is not compatible with the GNU GPL
under which the rest of the program is distributed, hence making the
whole thing impossible to distribute. Please ask the original author
to relicense the file under a 3-clause BSD license, or replace the
offending code with replacements under a compatible license.
Both files provide functions used elsewhere in the program and don't
constitute mere source aggregation.
CC'ing upstream author and debian-legal for comments.
Thanks,
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