Subject: slrn non-free license issue
Package: slrn
Version: 1.0.3a-1
The slrn sources contain a file with a non-free license with
slrn-1.0.3/src/vms.c:
> Copyright : (c) Copyright 1991-95 by Iain Lea & Andrew Greer
> You may freely copy or redistribute this software,
> so long as there is no profit made from its use, sale
> trade or reproduction. You may not change this copy-
> right notice, and it must be included in any copy made
This file is only used when building on VMS and can be removed from the
tarball.
The sources are non-free nevertheless due the the non-commercial
restriction.
In addition, slrn-1.0.3/src/help.c refers to a non-free license.
It is printed only VMS where SLRN_USE_SLTCP is 1:
> This software is Copyright 1991 by Stan Barber.
>
> Permission is hereby granted to copy, reproduce, redistribute or otherwise
> use this software as long as: there is no monetary profit gained
> specifically from the use or reproduction or this software, it is not
> sold, rented, traded or otherwise marketed, and this copyright notice is
> included prominently in any copy made.
It applies to slrn-1.0.3/src/clientlib.{c,h}, which have already been
cleared
from the upstream tarball:
> #error This file has been removed from the slrn source tarball because its
> #error license is more restrictive than the one of slrn itself.
>
> #error If you want to compile slrn for VMS and need this file, please
get it
> #error from http://slrn.sourceforge.net/data/clientlib.tar.gz
The help output may be cleared:
sed '/^#if ! SLRN_USE_SLTCP$/,/^#endif$/d'
