Bug#511613: ITA: libpam-pwgen -- a password generator

[Antonio Radici <antonio@dyne.org>]

I had a look at the source code, it is reusing some code from
a tool called Java Password Generator:
http://www.multicians.org/thvv/gpw.html

Unfortunately the page does not state clearly how to handle
derivative work, so I sent the following mail to the author of
GPW asking him to license his code.

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Subject: Java Password Generator license

Hi Tom,
I'm working on packaging a PAM module for debian, its code was written by Jan Rêkorajski, this is 
the source code of the module:
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libp/libpam-pwgen/libpam-pwgen_0.1.orig.tar.gz

The author claims in the README that he's using your code to generate some pronunceable passwords; 
in the tar package there is a file called README.gpw and it also links to a webpage where you state 
that your code can be used freely if the source is shared, if you are let known that it is used and 
if we give you credit, this is the page:
http://www.multicians.org/thvv/gpw.html

Unfortunately what's needed for debian is a license which clearly defines what can/cannot be done 
with your source code, how to handle derivative work and so on; based on this I can select which 
branch of debian the pam_pwgen module can stay into (main, non-free, etc).

So, my question is: could you license that code with a 'free' license that states what can and 
cannot be done with it? You could use Perl artistic, GPLv2, GPLv3, BSD or whatever licence you like 
(it's your code, at end of the day), but it's really important to me to have a license.

Thanks for your time, I look forward to your reply.

Cheers
Antonio Radici
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I'll wait for his reply and then I can package the code.

Cheers
Antonio