Bug#749542: false positive: E: scheme48 source: license-problem-non-free-RFC debian/copyright
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On 2014-05-27 22:44, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Severity: normal
> User: alteholz@debian.org
> thanks
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I am very sure that I did not put any RFC into debian/copyright of the
> scheme48 package. So I am afraid this error is a false positive.
>
> Thanks!
> Thorsten
>
>
Hi Thorsten,
As mentioned by Bastien, scheme48 /does/ list the license text of a
non-DFSG compliant RFC license. In fact, it seems to list multiple
versions of it - one of these are listed in [1].
AFAICT this license explicitly forbids modification and therefore fails
to meet the DFSG §3. If you disagree with our assertion, then I
recommend we pass it by the FTP masters, who are the authority on this.
Should they disagree with our assertion as well, we will amend the check.
~Niels
[1]
"""
scheme/srfi/srfi-61.scm
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