itext is currently packaged in Fedora. The license is given in the package metadata as (LGPLv2+ or MPLv1.1) and ASL 2.0 and BSD and LGPLv2+. As of version 5.0.0, the project has relicensed to AGPLv3. The project says at http://itextpdf.com/terms-of-use/index.php, and in source code notices: In accordance with Section 7(b) of the GNU Affero General Public License, you must retain the producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText. This is an additional restriction that is not authorized by section 7 of AGPLv3. Possibly also of concern is the statement: You can be released from the requirements of the license by purchasing a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory as soon as you develop commercial activities involving the iText software without disclosing the source code of your own applications. While the examples given might generally trigger the AGPL source code distribution requirement, surely there are conceivable "commercial activities" that would not trigger it. The fact that the project is now apparently organized as a dual-licensing commercial venture justifies heightened scrutiny of such statements. For these reasons, I propose that any future packaging of AGPL-licensed releases of itext be subject to explicit approval by Fedora Legal. -- Richard E. Fontana Red Hat, Inc. _______________________________________________ legal mailing list legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
