On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:21:08 +0000 Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:05:53 +0000 Måns Rullgård wrote:
> >
> >> Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> writes:
> >>
> >> > Hello debian-legal experts ;-),
> >> >
> >> > I need a bit support to clarify the issue with cdrtools' build
> >> > system.
> >> >
> >> > Summary: a while ago, Joerg Schilling (upstream) replaced the
> >> > copyright headers in the files of his build system inside of the
> >> > cdrtools package with references to a CDDL license context.
> >>
> >> D-L v. JS, now that's a flame war I'd like to see ;-)
> >>
> >> Flaming aside, this is a non-issue. The source for cdrecord
> >contains > invariant sections (those obnoxious "warnings" about using
> >device > names), so it's certainly not DFSG-free.
> >
> > Aaargh! :-(
> > I was hoping this problem had been fixed...
>
> [...]
>
> > How can such a package still be in main with this non-freeness?
> > I'm surprised that nobody filed a serious bug for this...
>
> I guess everyone has just gotten used to Schilling's inane ramblings,
> and ignores him without further thought.
I used to hope that "ignoring upstream insane statements" doesn't
include ignoring DFSG-freeness issues with the package, though!! :-(
>
> >> Just use dvdrtools instead.
> >
> > ITYM dvd+rw-tools,
>
> That's what I use for burning DVDs. It doesn't handle CDs though.
Ouch! It seems that we are left with *no* DFSG-free tools to burn CDs in
Debian, until someone forks cdrtools (from a version prior to the
license "clarifications") or implements an equivalent program suite...
>
> > since dvdrtools is in non-free too...
>
> Someone's launched an investigation into the reason for this. Let's
> wait and see what comes back.
Assuming that its debian/copyright file is accurate (in Debian sid), it
seems that the same license (and added restrictions, passed off as
"license interpretation") applies.
If this is the case, my bet is that dvdrtools is in non-free for pretty
the same reason why cdrtools should not be in main (at least, not as it
is now)...
Awkward! :-(((
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:-( This Universe is buggy! Where's the Creator's BTS? ;-)
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