On Mon, 3 May 2010 17:28:06 +0200, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote:
> > a...@nb-xp13822:/tmp/b2evolution-2.4.2$ find -name \*.swf
> > ./blogs/rsc/swf/dewplayer-mini.swf
> > ./blogs/rsc/swf/dewplayer.swf
> > ./blogs/rsc/charts.swf
>
> I have just been informed via a private mail, that it is no problem
> license wise due to the granted exceptions. So it is indeed
> distributable for us.
I've just had a look at the package source, and I can only see an exception
for 'charts.swf' (at the end of license.txt), which allows the GPLed
b2evolution to be linked with the charts library.
I cannot find anything containing a license that allows us to distribute
charts.swf itself. The upstream website [0] also appears to be lacking any
license statement allowing us to distribute it.
The 'dewplayer{,-mini}.swf' files look to be from [1], which clearly states
they're released under the Creative Commons "Attribution-No Derivative Works
2.0 France" license. That sounds non-DFSG-free to me.
Are these flash files required for core functionality in b2evolution? Or can
they be optional components that are packaged separately and brought in with
Recommends/Suggests?
It looks like 'dewplayer' can at least be packaged in non-free; PHP/Charts
will need some clarification from upstream.
Alternatively, there are other mp3 players and chart libraries available
under free licenses. A quick google found me:
mp3 player: http://flash-mp3-player.net/ (CC-BY-SA / MPL)
chart library: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/charts/ (BSD, packaged in
libjs-yui)
[0] http://www.maani.us/charts4/
[1] http://www.alsacreations.fr/dewplayer-en
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