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Re: Non-free mp3 sample in av (Was: r-cran-av_0.5.0-1_amd64.changes REJECTED)



On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 6:50 AM Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Le Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 01:17:15AM +0200, Jeroen Ooms a écrit :
> > On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 12:02 PM Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> > >
> > > since I know you are very responsive about R packaging in Debian I'd
> > > like to simply forward this issue to you.  While I could remove the said
> > > mp3 file and edit the tests to exclude this one I think its more in the
> > > interest of all users if you could find a different sample with a free
> > > license.  If you need suggestions I'd happily ask here in the Debian
> > > community.
> >
> > Hmm I didn't realize this was considered non-free by some. The license
> > states that it is free to share — copy and redistribute the material
> > in any medium or format.
>
> Dear Jeroen,
>
> thanks for your prompt answer !
>
> Debian has a special emphasis on software freedom, but even for other
> projects, a non-commercial license like the CC-4-BY-NC-ND can be
> problematic.  For instance, a Linux CD image containing your package can
> not be sold, a freelancer can not organise a paid course in which the
> mp3 file of your package would be used in a way or another, etc.  Thus,
> a Free replacement of the mp3 file would be very useful.

I'm confused now. So does Debian not accept CC-BY licenses
all-together or is this license is considered non-free only because of
the NC part? Or the ND part? Or because of the mp3 format?


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