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Hi -legal,
I am currently working on an updated figlet package (which currently in
non-free see #274950 and [1]).
During my work I discovered that the 2.2.3 release [2] re-licensed the
package as BSD-3 clause. This was agreed with the authors on the figlet
mailing list [3].
The main changes are in the LICENCE [4] file, and the copyright header
in figlet.c [5]. I have asked for clarification from the current
upstream figlet maintainer, and and received confirmation that the main
package along with the 'ours' fonts are all BSD-3 licensed [6].
To me, this means that the main figlet package is now DFSG-compliant.
Would someone else be able to confirm for me that this package is ok to
move back from non-free to main?
Note: I am only concerned about the core package at the moment. (Though
I may be back to discuss a possible figlet-contrib-fonts package at a
later date.)
Thanks,
Jon
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/10/msg00232.html
[2] ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/program/unix/figlet-2.2.3.tar.gz
[3] http://www.plig.net/mailman/private/figlet/2011-January/000216.html
[4]
jmccrohan@lambda:~/src/pkg-figlet$ cat LICENSE
Copyright (C) 1991, 1993, 1994 Glenn Chappell and Ian Chai
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 John Cowan
Copyright (C) 2002 Christiaan Keet
Copyright (C) 2011 Claudio Matsuoka
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. Neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of their
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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.
[5]
jmccrohan@lambda:~/src/pkg-figlet$ head -12 figlet.c
/****************************************************************************
FIGlet Copyright 1991, 1993, 1994 Glenn Chappell and Ian Chai
FIGlet Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 John Cowan
FIGlet Copyright 2002 Christiaan Keet
FIGlet Copyright 2011 Claudio Matsuoka
Portions written by Paul Burton and Christiaan Keet
Internet: <info@figlet.org>
FIGlet, along with the various FIGlet fonts and documentation, is
copyrighted under the provisions of the New BSD License (3-clause)
(as listed in the file "LICENSE" which is included in this package)
****************************************************************************/
[6] http://www.plig.net/mailman/private/figlet/2012-May/000274.html
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