severity 336133 important thanks On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 10:29:04PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > package: libvideo-capture-v4l-perl > version: 0.224-5 > severity: serious
> This package is non-free. The README file says this: > -- > License+Disclaimer > ================== > This code is distributed under GPLv2 (in other words, do what you like with > it, but don't sell it, and give credit if you use it). > THIS SOFTWARE IS IN NO WAY GUARANTEED TO WORK. IF YOU USE IT AND IT DOESN'T > WORK, OR MESSES UP YOUR COMPUTER, IT'S YOUR OWN PROBLEM. > -- > The "but don't sell it" part fails DFSG#1. But a parenthetical summary of the license is not legally binding; if it turns out that the copyright holder does indeed not want people to include this software in products then we should respect that, but an imprecise parenthetical isn't grounds for package removal unless this is confirmed by some other means. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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