Re: [gNewSense-users] Bug 108- cdrtools.

[Kevin Dean]

For the record, the use of CDDL build system is a GPL violation
because the licenses are incompatible - however the FSF recognizes the
CDDL as a Free Software license.

It still prevents us from (legally) redistributing the by-product of
it, but it's doesn't exactly make it non-free software.

Dislaimer: I'm only commenting on the CDDL/GPL thing, there my be
other issues with this package.

On 10/12/07, Markus Laire <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 10/12/07, Karl Goetz <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 16:14 +0300, Markus Laire wrote:
> > > On 9/20/07, Chris Andrew <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > Hi, all.
> > > > 2)  If found to be non-free, what will the effect be of removing
> > > > cdrtools from gNS.  Anyone know which packages it will break?
> > >
> > > It will remove CD/DVD-writing support from gNS. It will break all
> > > packages which depends on CD/DVD-writing ability.
> > >
> > > Debian has fixed this situation by replacing cdrtools with cdrkit. If
> > > gNS accepts cdrkit as free software, then gNS could do the same. If
> > > not, gNS might have a big problem here.
> >
> > We would have to backport and maintain it for ourselves - a real pita a
> > around.
>
> yes, unless gNS switches to newer Ubuntu as base (cdrkit is included
> in Ubuntu Feisty and Ubuntu Gutsy)
>
> > Wasnt there questions about cdrkit's freedom too?
>
> Yes, which is why I said "If gNS accepts cdrkit as free software..."
>
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> Markus Laire
>
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