Bug#590734: simutrans: Non-free license terms

[Ansgar Burchardt]

Hi,

Mario Castelan Castro <marioxcc at gnu.org> writes:
> In this thread [0] the head developer "prissi" he states simutrans can't
> be sold:
>
>> This is there for historic reasons and since we really want to make
>> clear that _selling simutrans is not allowed_.  The artistic licence
>> is not that strong in that aspect.
>
>> The author may do as he/she likes.  I can write I put it under
>> artistic licence but _in addition_ to clause xyz I _explicitely forbid
>> selling_ of the compiled program unless a written note is given. This
>> is essentiall the same but with less legalese.
>
> [O]: http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=1865

If upstream intends to forbid selling even as part of a software
compilation, that would be indeed a problem for Debian.  I added a
comment [1] my thread on the upstream forum.

Mario and Jordi, do you see any remaining problems if upstream applies
the changes I suggested?  I really don't want to have to bother them
later again...

Regards,
Ansgar

[1] <http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=5653.msg54882#msg54882>