INAL, etc On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 10:23:09PM +0100, Cleto Martín wrote: > Hello! > > I'm studying to start a package for AllJoyn[1], a network middleware > created by Qualcomm which is now hosted by the Linux Foundation. > > In general terms, this middleware is licensed under the Internet > Software Consortium (ISC) terms, which seems to be good in terms of > Debian Policy. However, I have found this notice within git repository [2]: > > ---8<--- > [BXA Export notice thinger here] > > --->8--- > > Sounds me like a non-free clause. I have had a look at [3] but I'm not > sure if actually is the same case, so I doubt if I could follow the > procedure explained there. Is this a non-free clause or we have similar > cases in the past? Well, lucky for us, it's not in the license that we *must* comply with BXA - seems to just be a nice note informing distributors. I believe that [3] still applies to this -- I don't see this as something they're trying to write into the license terms :) > > Many thanks, > cleto. > > [1]: https://www.alljoyn.org > [2]: https://git.allseenalliance.org/cgit/core/alljoyn.git/tree/README.md > [3]: https://www.debian.org/legal/cryptoinmain Should be fine! Paul -- .''`. Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org> | Proud Debian Developer : :' : 4096R / 8F04 9AD8 2C92 066C 7352 D28A 7B58 5B30 807C 2A87 `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~paultag `- http://people.debian.org/~paultag/conduct-statement.txt
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