--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: re-packaging iText > To: orcanbahri@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 8:03 AM > On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 21:57 -0700, Orcan Ogetbil wrote: > > Hi, I wanted to bring into attention the recent > development in the licensing of the iText. This software was > included in Fedora in the past but then removed due to > licensing trouble: > > (i) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=176981 > > and especially > > (ii) > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=236309 > > > > According to the second link it was removed from F-7 > because of the fact that it contained some Sun-licensed > files. > > > > I downloaded the software from its current website: > > http://www.lowagie.com/iText/download.html > > > > The website claims a dual MPLv1.1 / LGPL license. > Inside the package there is a text file > (core/com/lowagie/text/misc_licenses.txt), which I will > paste to the bottom of this email. > > > > The most relevant parts of this txt file are in > section (3). The original license ended with the sentence: > "You acknowledge that Software is not designed, > licensed or intended for use in the design, construction, > operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility." The > word "licensed" caused the trouble in the past > (see comment#2 in (ii)) as it made the software non-free. > But according to the txt file there has been some email > traffic between the original developer and iText developer > on January 23, 2008 and the word "licensed" has > been removed from that sentence in the final license. > > > > I think we can re-consider packaging this software. I > want to make sure we are on solid grounds. > > > > Please post your opinions. > > Show me a package, and I'll audit it. > > ~spot The package is in bugzilla now. Any feedback will be appreciated. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465511 oget _______________________________________________ Fedora-legal-list mailing list Fedora-legal-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legal-list
