Makefile.in.in relicensing permission
Dear Ulrich Drepper,
Debian has had some concerns about the license of your file,
Makefile.in.in, designed for gettext but widely used in other programs.
(e.g.
http://sources.debian.net/src/gtk%2B2.0/2.24.10-2/po-properties/Makefile.in.in/)
Essentially, the problems with the license were that modification rights
were not expressly granted, "GNU Public License" is vague and the last
sentence ("Please note that the actual code is *not* freely available.")
doesn't seem to make sense at all.
As far as I can tell, your license is similar to the ISC license:
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Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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For the sake of Debian, would you be willing to relicense (or dual
license) this file under the above license?
Yours thankfully,
Riley Baird
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