Re: [GNU-linux-libre] psutils-libre (was: non-free files in psutils?)

[Henry Jensen]

Hello,

FYI: I have created the package psutils-libre in which the files
md68_0.ps and md71_0.ps and their dependent script and man page
fixmacps.pl and fixmacps.man were removed.

Additionally I have adapted the Makefiles and left a notice
in LICENSE and README.

You can get psutils-libre here:

http://www.connochaetos.org/misc/psutils-libre-1.17.tar.gz

Kind regards,

Henry



On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:07:00 +0200
Henry Jensen <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello
> 
> On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:01:54 +0200
> Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > > psutils ======= The license states:
> > > 
> > > "The included files, md68_0.ps and md71_0.ps (and their uuencoded
> > > forms) are (to the best of my knowledge) copyright Apple Computer,
> > > Inc."
> > > 
> > > The mentioned files are without license and copyright notice. Can I
> > > disribute them with peace of conscience?
> > 
> > The "to the best of my knowledge" doesn't give much hope, but I suggest
> > you contact upstream anyway to ask about copyright and license information.
> 
> I think upstream states, what the license is saying about those two files.
> The author is not sure where they come from, he thinks from Apple. And if he 
> isn't sure about copyright, he can't be sure about the licensing of this two 
> files either.
> 
> Unless proven otherwise, I think we must consider those two files as non-free.
> 
> I also mailed this issue to the gNewsense-dev list.
> 
> Technical, those files are used by fixmacps(1), which  "fixes" PostScript 
> generated from a Macintosh PC that it works correctly with  psutils package 
> (according to manpage).
> 
> The fix would be, to remove fixmacps and the postcript files md68_0.ps and 
> md71_0.ps
> from the package.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Henry
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