Bug#288429: [bug #288429] asterisk's music files are definately non-free

Bas Zoetekouw Bas Zoetekouw <bas@debian.org>, 288429@bugs.debian.org
Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:28:47 +0100


Hi!

Just to clarify for all those watching this bug, this is he license
we're talking about:

> Digium has licensed the music included with
> the Asterisk distribution From FreePlayMusic
> for use and distribution with Asterisk.  It
> is licensed ONLY for use as hold music within
> an Asterisk based PBX.

This is very much non-free.  I talked to a member of the release team on
irc (vorlon/Steve Langasek), and he agrees that this is not acceptable
for release with sarge.

I guess the easiest way of fixing this would be to split off the music
files and upload them in a seperate package to non-free.  I guess
asterisk itself can function without the music files, so you need only
add a Suggest to the data files.  The rest of asteriks can then stay in
main.

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Kind regards,
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