Bug#510493: RFC: licence of ITP: s3sync-ruby
I hope no-one minds, but I'd like some smart analysis of this software's
licence, so I'm asking debian-legal for their views.
Please keep the Cc to the ITP report on replies.
juanrossi@gmail.com wrote:
* Package name : s3sync-ruby
* URL : http://s3sync.net/
* License : Other
The licence shown in
http://code.google.com/p/s3sync-s3cmd/source/browse/trunk/s3sync/s3sync.rb
is:
# This software code is made available "AS IS" without warranties of any
# kind. You may copy, display, modify and redistribute the software
# code either by itself or as incorporated into your code; provided that
# you do not remove any proprietary notices. Your use of this software
# code is at your own risk and you waive any claim against the author
# with respect to your use of this software code.
# (c) 2007 s3sync.net
The whois for s3sync.net says:-
Registrant:
ServEdge
2605 Farragut Drive
Domain Contact Info
Springfield, IL 62704
US
Meanwhile, the website and code seems pretty clearly to be by ferrix.
Questions:
1. does s3sync.net mean ServEdge for copyright or is it a distinct person?
2. if so, do we trust that author ferrix has assigned copyright to ServEdge?
3. is the licence any obstacle to meeting DFSG?
4. does this software meet the DFSG?
Thanks,
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