Re: Bug#964815: it looks like dprof2calltree cannot be distributed with a GPL-2 work
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 03:38:57PM -0400, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
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> * Neither name of the company nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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> I'm not 100% certain that bundling dprof2calltree with kcachegrind constitutes a "product[s] derived from this software", because I'm also of the opinion that bundling != derivation, but it seems like a lawyer might argue the it does. So kcachegrind and any distributions' package would also need written persmission from OmniTI Computer Consulting.
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You are arguing the 3-Clause BSD License would be non-free?
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 03:53:48PM -0400, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
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> At the very least, it appears that the advertising clauses make
> dprof2calltree not DFSG-free,
It does not:
https://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/
> because they fail the "desert island test".
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It does not.
If you choose to advertise the use of this software on your desert
island, you have to include the acknowledgement in your advertisement.
cu
Adrian
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