Bug#964815: it looks like dprof2calltree cannot be distributed with a GPL-2 work
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 07:48:31PM -0400, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
Hi Nicholas,
>...
> Did you read the text at that link?
yes.
> "it *does* cause practical
> problems, including incompatibility with the GNU GPL [emphasis mine]"
DFSG free code does not have to be GPL compatible.
>...
> Were you to provide proof from a legal team that the BSD-4-clause was
> somehow GPL-compatible,
GPL compatibility is only relevant for for code linked with GPLed code.
I fail to see how it would be relevant for the code in question.[1]
GPL-incompatible licencing of software like OpenSSL is not a DFSG problem,
only a practical problem.
> it would still not be DFSG-free, because it
> fails the "desert island test" for snail mail. Were OmniTI Computer
> Consulting would accept email, it would also fail the "dissident test".
This is the first time I see someone claiming BSD-4-clause would not
be distributable.
> Finally, BSD-4-clause is not an approved license in KDE projects
> https://community.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy
Policies for new source code added in KDE are not relevant in Debian.
> Feel free to escalate this issue...I'm humble and am comfortable with
> being shown the error of my ways, but I believe this is a genuine
> problem.
Yes, it would be good if other people from debian-legal would comment.
> Regards,
> Nicholas
cu
Adrian
[1] https://sources.debian.org/src/kcachegrind/4:19.08.1-1/converters/dprof2calltree/
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