Bug#1117120: db5.3: should not be part of duke

["Andrej Shadura" <andrew@shadura.me>]

Hello,

On Fri, 3 Oct 2025, at 17:57, Marco Moock wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:15:50 +0200 Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>
> wrote:
>> db5.3 underwent a license change upstream, and thus newer versions 
>> are unsuitable for Debian.

> I've now checked, Berkeley DB is also released under AGPL.
> https://www.oracle.com/downloads/licenses/berkeleydb-oslicense.html

> Why is that a real issue? According to the Wiki, Debian also ships
> other AGPL software.

I thought it would be obvious, but just in case it’s not: AGPL is not suitable for a library.

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Cheers,
  Andrej