Package: lojban-common
Severity: serious

The following text in debian/copyright appears to apply to NORALUJV.txt :

  |  The Lojban WWW Server and the Lojban HTML Reference Library
  |  1994 - 2000 The Logical Language Group, Inc.
  |  .
  |  CONTACT THAT ORGANIZATION AT: 2904 BEAU LANE FAIRFAX VA 22031 USA
  |  703-385-0273 loj...@lojban.org
  |  .
  |  PERMISSION TO COPY INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS GRANTED SUBJECT TO YOUR
  |  VERIFICATION THAT YOU HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT IN
  |  QUESTION, THAT YOUR DISTRIBUTION BE FOR PROMOTION OF LOJBAN, THAT
  |  THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE PRODUCT, AND THAT THE COPYRIGHT NOTICE IS
  |  INCLUDED INTACT IN THE COPY.
  |  .
  |  PERMISSION GRANTED FOR USE IN DERIVED WORKS PROVIDED THAT THE FACTS
  |  OF DERIVATION IS STATED, AND PROVIDING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
  |  LOGICAL LANGUAGE GROUP, INC. IS PROVIDED AS A SOURCE OF FURTHER
  |  INFORMATION ABOUT LOJBAN.
  |  .
  |  In accordance with the Logical Language Group, Inc. policy, certain
  |  Lojban language definition materials are placed irrevocably in the
  |  Public Domain.
  |  .
  |  Individual documents may contain more precise copyright statements.
  |  .
  |  signed:
  |  Robert LeChevalier President The Logical Language Group, Inc. 
  |  .
  |  <URL:http://www.lojban.org/files/genlic.html>

Robert LeChevalier didn't state which "certain Lojban language definition
materials are placed irrevocably in the Public Domain", and I don't see "more
precise copyright statements" in NORALUJV.txt.  The "PERMISSION TO COPY" and
the "PERMISSION GRANTED FOR USE" are not the same as a permission to
redistribute (to other parties).

So at this point NORALUJV.txt must not be redistributed via Debian, not even in
section non-free.

Regards,

Bart Martens


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