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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] non-free files in psutils? (was: Introducing Conno
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Karl Goetz |
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] non-free files in psutils? (was: Introducing ConnochaetOS) |
Date: |
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:48:40 +0930 |
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.
yup.
> I also mailed this issue to the gNewsense-dev list.
Would have been good if you'd kept the discussion here and simply
filed a bug.
> 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.
please include this detail in any bug you may file.
kk
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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Introducing ConnochaetOS, jaromil, 2010/08/17