gnuplot is not GNU and not free Software
Bug #195111 reported by
Martin Fischer
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnuplot (Debian) |
New
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Unknown
|
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gnuplot (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Critical
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnuplot
Sadly,
gnuplot is only freeware, It is not allowed to distribute modified versions.
http://
Move to restricted ?
Changed in gnuplot: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gnuplot: | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
Changed in gnuplot: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in gnuplot (Debian): | |
status: | Fix Released → New |
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"Copyright" file within the packages says:
/*[
* Copyright 1986 - 1993, 1998, 2004 Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley
*
* Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software and its
* documentation for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted,
* provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
* that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
* in supporting documentation.
*
* Permission to modify the software is granted, but not the right to
* distribute the complete modified source code. Modifications are to
* be distributed as patches to the released version. Permission to
* distribute binaries produced by compiling modified sources is granted,
* provided you
* 1. distribute the corresponding source modifications from the
* released version in the form of a patch file along with the binaries,
* 2. add special version identification to distinguish your version
* in addition to the base release version number,
* 3. provide your name and address as the primary contact for the
* support of your modified version, and
* 4. retain our contact information in regard to use of the base
* software.
* Permission to distribute the released version of the source code along
* with corresponding source modifications in the form of a patch file is
* granted with same provisions 2 through 4 for binary distributions.
*
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty
* to the extent permitted by applicable law.
]*/
It is surely not a canonical free license, but it should be enough to keep it in universe.
Setting this bug as incomplete, would someone more expert than me to say something on that?