[Pkg-fdt-tools-team] Bug#393357: Source package contains non-free IETF RFC/I-D's

Simon Josefsson jas at extundo.com
Mon Oct 16 14:11:27 UTC 2006


Lev Walkin <vlm at lionet.info> writes:

> Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> Package: asn1c
>> Version: 0.9.21-2
>> Severity: serious
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> This bug has been filed on multiple packages, and general discussions
>> are kindly requested to take place on debian-legal or debian-devel in
>> the thread with Subject: "Non-free IETF RFC/I-Ds in source packages".
>>
>> It seems this source package contains the following files from the
>> IETF under non-free license terms:
>>
>> asn1c-0.9.21/samples/rfc3280.txt asn1c-0.9.21/samples/rfc3525.txt
>
> See the Full Copyright Statement, applicable to both 3280 and 3525:
>
> === cut ===
> This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
>    others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
>    or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
>    and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
>    kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
>    included on all such copies and derivative works.
> === cut ===

The license continues:

   However, this document itself may not be modified in any way, such
   as by removing the copyright notice or references to the Internet
   Society or other Internet organizations, except as needed for the
   purpose of developing Internet standards in which case the
   procedures for copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process
   must be followed, or as required to translate it into languages
   other than English.

I believe the conclusion in bug #199810 was that this was not free.

>> asn1c-0.9.21/samples/rfc4511.txt 
>
> Contacted the RFC author, waiting for reply.

Wonderful, thanks!  Looking at the 'Acknowledgements' section of that
RFC indicate that some other people might need to chime in as well:

7.  Acknowledgements

   This document is based on RFC 2251 by Mark Wahl, Tim Howes, and Steve
   Kille.  RFC 2251 was a product of the IETF ASID Working Group.

   It is also based on RFC 2830 by Jeff Hodges, RL "Bob" Morgan, and
   Mark Wahl.  RFC 2830 was a product of the IETF LDAPEXT Working Group.

   It is also based on RFC 3771 by Roger Harrison and Kurt Zeilenga.
   RFC 3771 was an individual submission to the IETF.

   This document is a product of the IETF LDAPBIS Working Group.
   Significant contributors of technical review and content include Kurt
   Zeilenga, Steven Legg, and Hallvard Furuseth.

/Simon




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