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Bug#774765: license conditions for Oracle's Instant Client libraries (was: Re: Bug#774765: ITP: php-oci8 -- Extension for Oracle Database)



Op Sat, 21 May 2016 07:14:52 +0200 schreef Petter Reinholdtsen:
> good.  I had a look at the debian/copyright files using debmake and
> license-reconcile, and both reported no serious issue with it.  So that
> part should be solid enough.
> 
> Could there be a license issue with some Oracle libraries?

Maybe

> Are they non-free?

Yes, see
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/instant-client-lic-152016.html for
license conditions on e.g. oracle-instantclient12.1-basic which ships
/usr/lib/oracle/12.1/client64/lib/libclntsh.so.12.1 .  php-oci8 depends upon
Oracle's Instant Client libraries.

It has conditions like "you do not charge your end users for use of the
Programs" and "prohibit the reverse engineering (unless required by law for
interoperability), disassembly or decompilation of the Programs".  So clearly
non-free.

>  What is the license of the combined work?

Good question :)

Bye,

Joost

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