[pkg-db-devel] Bug#781011: Bug#781011: libdb5.3 license problem

[Ondřej Surý]

Control: severity -1 minor

As you might know from:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=886838

since it uses same style, it's purely documentation issue as the mersene
twister was also released under BSD license, for more reference also see
here:

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/Week-of-Mon-20130506/1016593.html

Thus lowering the severity to minor.

You could also find this statement from upstream authors:

http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/MT2002/elicense.html

Anything would be better than filling serious bug with proposal such as
"Remove Debian archive.".

Cheers,
Ondrej
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015, at 08:59, Kouta Ikematsu wrote:
> Package: libdb5.3
> Serverity: serious
> 
> Hello.
> 
> libdb5.3 is included "licensed under Artistic license" code. no version
> elected.
> 
> Note: If this license is Artistic License "Version 2", This is not
> problem. (Artistic License 2.0 is FSF-Free, GPL compatible.)
> 
> 
> FileList:
> 
> src/crypto/mersenne/mt19937db.c
> 
> 
> 
> This code is DFSG-Free, but not FSF-Free, and GPL incompatible.
> 
> This library used GPL'ed software. (E,g jigdo, etc...) It is non-free,
> GPL incompatible. (See Summary)
>  
> And, Not display this code's copyright statement. (missing copyright
> file)
> 
> 
> Summary:
> 
> "SleepyCat License code + Artistic License (Version 1.0) or FSF non-free
> code + GPL code => Not OK (GPL incompatible)" 
> 
> "SleepyCat License code + Artistic Licence (Version 2.0) code + GPL code
> => OK (GPL compatible)" 
> 
> "SleepyCat License code + GPL or GPL compatible license code + GPL code 
> => OK (GPL compatible)"
> 
> (Note: GPL code is no exception, default GPL licensed code.)
> 
> 
> Suggests:
> 
> 1. Remove GPL problematic code, and rebuild. and add copyright file.
> 
> 2. Replace GPL compatible code,　and rebuild. and add copyright file.
> 
> 3. Contact Upstream author.
> 
> 4. Remove Debian archive.
> 
> 
> 
> Reference:
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=886838
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/07/msg00140.html
> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense
> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense2
> https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses#The_Artistic_License
> 
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