Re: Bug#656573: RM: freediams -- ROM; Non-free data used in package
Hi Alexander,
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 06:34:42PM +0100, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote:
> > I'm not an FTP master, though.
>
> As far as I can see, the package is indeed distributable, but not fit
> for main.
Thanks for inspecting the package. While this is not the best possible
option it is at least helpful.
> I therefore close the bug cloned for snapshot.d.o (sorry for the noise)
> and will remove the package from main soonish.
If you say "remove from main" does this mean that you will move it to
non-free automatically. I guess not because it would probably need a
change in debian/control, but just to make sure. I would plan to split
the original upstream source into the database part for non-free and
the code for contrib - but needs to negotiate this with upstream.
> Yes, fit for non-free not for main. And the whole license should be
> added to debian/copyright (and an unofficial translation would be
> usefull, too).
In my mail I just quoted the current debian/copyright in SVN - so this
is basically done (except for the translation).
> > What's the problem with that? The missing license to allow
> > modification? Even then it would still be distributable, which is
> > distinct from not belonging into main.
>
> Well, in some legislations "reproduction" includes limited modifications
> rights, however not enough for main (and not in .eu). So yes, unfit for
> main, unless clarified to include rights for modifications.
Well, if we have one single part non-dirstributable for main the whole
database can not be distributed in main. Upstream assembled them all
in one single file and claimed there is no chance to split it up into
a free and a non-free part.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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