reopen 618696 thanks
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:51:55 +0100 Francesco Poli wrote: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:15:09 +0000 Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: [...] > > elmergrid/acx_metis.m4: > > > > As you indicate, linking GPL objects with QPL objects creates a derived > > work which violates the copyright of the GPL objects. That's not what's > > happening here. The file acx_metis.m4 is an m4 script, not a binary, so > > there is no combined derived work, and no GPL violation. > > OK, so there's no GPL-compatibility issue, thanks for clarifying! > > Can we address the non-freeness of QPL-licensed files, though? > As I said, there are a number of precedents of QPL-licensed works that > were considered unsuitable for main. Since the first licensing issue is still present (non-freeness of a QPL-licensed file), I am reopening the bug report. I think the possible solutions are: (A) elmergrid/acx_metis.m4 should be replaced by a DFSG-free equivalent, if any is available. (1B) elmergrid/acx_metis.m4 copyright holders should be contacted and persuaded to re-license (or dual-license) the file under DFSG-free terms (better if GPL-compatible, but this is not a must). -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/frx-gpg-key-transition-2010.txt New GnuPG key, see the transition document! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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