Bug#403619: [pmladek@suse.cz: License of Languagetool libs]
----- Forwarded message from Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> -----
To: Daniel Naber <naber@danielnaber.de>
Subject: License of Languagetool libs
Cc: Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org>
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:04:19 +0200
(I am sorry for sending this once again. It seems that
milek_pl@users.sourceforge.net is not a valid E-mail address. I rather use
the other Daniel's address. Also I pasted the message at
http://marcinmilkowski.pl/en/Contact/)
Hi,
I wanted to update the OpenOffice_org-Languagetool package for openSUSE to the
version 0.9.9. Unfortunately, it includes new jar files with strange lincese.
Could you please help me to resolve the troubles?
I added Rene into CC because he is solving similar problems for Debian, see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=403619
activation.jar:
===============
Includes LICENSE.txt that mentions CDDL, Version 1.0. This license requires
distribution of the source code:
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3. Distribution Obligations.
3.1. Availability of Source Code.
Any Covered Software that You distribute or otherwise make available in
Executable form must also be made available in Source Code form and that
Source Code form must be distributed only under the terms of this License.
You must include a copy of this License with every copy of the Source Code
form of the Covered Software You distribute or otherwise make available. You
must inform recipients of any such Covered Software in Executable form as to
how they can obtain such Covered Software in Source Code form in a reasonable
manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
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I think that important is the last part: "in a reasonable manner on or through
a medium customarily used for software exchange"
=> you distribute the software via internet => it might be enough to mention
the link to the sources. We might want to distribute it with openSUSE on DVD
=> we would need to bundle it into the source package.
Do you know where to get the source?
It seems to be a jar provided by Sun. I searched it there and found
https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?RegistrationDomain=CDS-CDS_Developer-Anonymous&LicenseUUID=mtrACUFBzm4AAAEYkcI5AXh_&cnum=&ProductID=nb3ACUFBmWMAAAEYhBc5AXt.&ProductRegistration=0&evsref=&sln=&ProductUUID=nb3ACUFBmWMAAAEYhBc5AXt.&ProductUUID=nb3ACUFBmWMAAAEYhBc5AXt.&ProductUUID=nb3ACUFBmWMAAAEYhBc5AXt.&LoginForm_Login=Continue+»;
Unfortunately, it is under another license that looks strange as well.
bliki-3.0.3.jar
===============
I expect that it comes from http://matheclipse.org/en/Bliki_in_a_JAR => it is
under GPL => sources must be available as well (similar approach like with
CDDL). Unfortunately, I haven't found them for the version 3.0.3
jaxb-api.jar:
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jaxb-api.jar includes LICENSE.txt that mentions CDDL, Version 1.0 => sources
must be available.
I have found something similar at https://jaxb.dev.java.net/.
The MANIFEST.MF file mentions version 2.1. The above page offers 2.1.12 => the
minor version is unclear. Well, I am afraid that you use different build at
all.
jaxb-impl.jar
=============
Not many information included. I expect that it commens from the same sources
like jaxb-api.jar but ...
jsr173_1.0_api.jar:
===================
I expect that it commes from https://sjsxp.dev.java.net/ => it is under CDDL
or GPL => the sources must be available on the same medium
loomchild-util-1.3.6.jar, segment-1.1.20.jar:
=============================================
I expect that these two are covered by the included segment-license.txt
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I am sorry that I bother you. I love your software and would like to make it
available for our users.
Thanks in advance.
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Best Regards,
Petr Mladek
software developer
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