Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license

2008-07-24 Thread Timothy G Abbott
I don't think the statement from the authors is sufficient, but we should ask debian-legal's opinion on this license; the Rice BSD Software License does not seem to have been discussed there in the past. This issue is also relevant for the sagemath package that I'll be uploading to NEW probabl

Processed: Re: Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license

2008-07-22 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > forcemerge 451096 491794 Bug#451096: arpack copyright notice is incorrect Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license Forcibly Merged 451096 491794. > severity 451096 serious Bug#451096: arpack copyright notice is incorrect Bug#491794: arpack

Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license

2008-07-22 Thread Daniel Leidert
forcemerge 451096 491794 severity 451096 serious thanks (set to serious just for the moment - set back or close if the license clarification solves this issue) Am Montag, den 21.07.2008, 17:54 -0400 schrieb Timothy G Abbott: > I believe the Rice BSD Software License of arpack violates the Debian

Bug#491794: [Pkg-scicomp-devel] Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license

2008-07-21 Thread Ondrej Certik
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:54 PM, Timothy G Abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: arpack > Severity: serious > > I believe the Rice BSD Software License of arpack violates the Debian Free > Software guidelines (I've included it below for convenience of reference). > > Both parts of the fourt

Bug#491794: arpack: DFSG-incompatible license

2008-07-21 Thread Timothy G Abbott
Package: arpack Severity: serious I believe the Rice BSD Software License of arpack violates the Debian Free Software guidelines (I've included it below for convenience of reference). Both parts of the fourth clause of the license below seem to violate the DFSG. The first violates the standa