Bug#631068: nyquist: Commercial use of xlisp not allowed
Steve M. Robbins
steve at sumost.ca
Sat Jul 23 06:05:51 UTC 2011
Hello Roger,
I've recently learned that one of the nyquist files contains license
terms contrary to the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG)
[ http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines ]:
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 07:52:01PM +0200, Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> The file xlisp/xlbfun.c contains the following license notice:
>
> /* Copyright (c) 1985, by David Michael Betz
> All Rights Reserved
> Permission is granted for unrestricted non-commercial use */
>
> This clearly does not permit commercial use. In the worst interpretation
> it also doesn't allow modification or distribution.
>
> Nearly the same file is also used in Audacity, see bug 631068.
I've just checked and found the latest release of xlisp
[ http://www.xlisp.org/ ] has a new license that is compatible the
DFSG.
Would you consider replacing the problematic files when you make
a new release?
Thanks,
-Steve
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