[pkg-horde] Re: Apache license 1.1 for non-Apache software

[Ola Lundqvist]

On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 03:33:27AM +0200, Gregory Colpart wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 12:42:36AM +0200, Francesco Poli wrote:
> > > > Could you confirm me that my package will be DFSG-compliant ?
> > > 
> > > Not entirely, but it looks like it probably will be.
> > 
> > I don't agree.
> > The license under analysis is fully quoted below (for future reference).
> > I do *not* think that a work released solely under this license can be
> > considered to comply with the DFSG.
> 
> To sum up, I hope persuading upstream to do one of following
> actions:
> 
> - give permission to Debian project to package his softwares
>   (like Apache Fundation for apache-1.3 woody packages [1]),
Debian do not accept Debian specific licensing.

> - switch license to Apache license 2.0 like [2],
> - switch licens to 3-clause BSD [3] or Horde BSD-like [4],
> - switch license to GPL [5] like other horde softwares.
> 

Regards,

// Ola

> [1] http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apache/apache_1.3.26-0woody6/copyright
> [2] http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> [3] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/info/BSD_3Clause.html
> [4] http://www.horde.org/licenses/bsdl.php
> [5] http://www.horde.org/licenses/gpl.php 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Gregory Colpart <reg at evolix.fr>  GnuPG:1024D/C1027A0E
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