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regarding gpsbabel: links with or includes GPL-incompatible code
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Package: gpsbabel
Version: 1.3.2-2
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy 2.2.1
Hi!
The debian/copyright file[1] of gpsbabel states, in part:
| This program links with or includes some code from other projects.
| Their copyright statements follow:
|
| ------------------------------
| This is ColdSync, a tool for synchronizing data between Palm
| devices and Unix workstations.
|
| Copyright (C) 1999-2001, Andrew Arensburger.
|
| The latest version of this package is available at
| http://www.ooblick.com/software/coldsync/
|
| This package is distributable under the terms of the Artistic
| License. You should have received a file called "Artistic", which
| specifies the terms under which this package may be distributed and
| modified.
| The Artistic License is taken from the Perl 5.005_03
| distribution, so some of the text is specific to Perl and does not
| apply to ColdSync. I hope to address this in a future release.
|
| Debian users can find the Artistic License at
| /usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic.
|
| ------------------------------
Since the program is released under the terms of the GNU GPL (v2 or later),
and since the (original) Artistic License is GPL-incompatible, it seems
that this linking or inclusion forms an undistributable package.
AFAICT, there are three possible ways to fix this issue, in descending
order of desirability.
(A) ColdSync copyright holder should be contacted and asked to
dual-license his code under the Artistic License and the GNU GPL v2,
just like Perl copyright holders do[2].
(B) ColdSync code used in GPSBabel should be substituted with a
GPL-compatible replacement.
(C) GPSBabel copyright holder should add a license exception to give
permission to link GPSBabel with ColdSync code; this additional permission
should be drafted along the lines of the template[3] suggested by the FSF.
[1]
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/gpsbabel/gpsbabel_1.3.2-2/gpsbabel.copyright
[2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#PerlLicense
[3] http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs
BTW, I noticed what seems to be a typo in debian/copyright: after the JEEPS
copyright statement, I read
| Debian users can find the GNU General Public License at
| /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
but JEEPS is claimed to be released under the GNU *Library* General Public
License, version 2 or later.
I think you wanted to write:
| Debian users can find the GNU Library General Public License version 2 at
| /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-2.
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: gpsbabel
Source-Version: 1.3.4-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gpsbabel, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
gpsbabel_1.3.4-1.diff.gz
to pool/main/g/gpsbabel/gpsbabel_1.3.4-1.diff.gz
gpsbabel_1.3.4-1.dsc
to pool/main/g/gpsbabel/gpsbabel_1.3.4-1.dsc
gpsbabel_1.3.4-1_i386.deb
to pool/main/g/gpsbabel/gpsbabel_1.3.4-1_i386.deb
gpsbabel_1.3.4.orig.tar.gz
to pool/main/g/gpsbabel/gpsbabel_1.3.4.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:50:31 -0600
Source: gpsbabel
Binary: gpsbabel
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.3.4-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description:
gpsbabel - GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units
Closes: 344702 421769 459234
Changes:
gpsbabel (1.3.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* New upstream release. Closes: #459234. Upstream has dropped
Coldsync. Closes: #421769.
* Update debian/copyright.
* Add garmin_usb info to README.Debian. Closes: #344702.
Files:
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