legal October 2019

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Sleepycat license with SaaS restriction
by Florian Weimer 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

cryptlib is licensed under the Sleepycat license with a SaaS restriction: “Note that decoupling the software from the user, for example by running in a SaaS configuration, does not exempt you from these requirements.” (Full text attached.) This was not part of the original Sleepycat license, so a new license tag is required. Maybe this license is not even free; this additional clause seems to be a restriction on use. But perhaps it is not so different from the AGPL. Thanks, Florian

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Henry Spencer's license
by Petr Šabata 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Dear legal, While checking the contents of our `perl' package, I noticed the following: (...) /* NOTE: this is derived from Henry Spencer's regexp code, and should not * confused with the original package (see point 3 below). Thanks, Henry! */ /* Additional note: this code is very heavily munged from Henry's version * in places. In some spots I've traded clarity for efficiency, so don't * blame Henry for some of the lack of readability. */ /* The names of the functions have been changed from regcomp and * regexec to pregcomp and pregexec in order to avoid conflicts * with the POSIX routines of the same names. */ (...) * pregcomp and pregexec -- regsub and regerror are not used in perl * * Copyright (c) 1986 by University of Toronto. * Written by Henry Spencer. Not derived from licensed software. * * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any * purpose on any computer system, and to redistribute it freely, * subject to the following restrictions: * * 1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of * this software, no matter how awful, even if they arise * from defects in it. * * 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either * by explicit claim or by omission. * * 3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not * be misrepresented as being the original software. * **** Alterations to Henry's code are... **** **** Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, **** 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 **** by Larry Wall and others **** **** You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public **** License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file. (...) You can see the whole file here: https://metacpan.org/source/SHAY/perl-5.20.1/regexec.c I looked but couldn't find any common name for this license of Henry's. Is it on our list? Is it free? What name should I use in the License tag? Thank you, Petr

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about openssl we may enable and build all elliptic curves on corp ?
by Sérgio Basto 05 Nov '22

05 Nov '22

Hello, I reopen or start thinking again on this question of enable elliptic curves of openssl [1] So going directly to the point, may I built all source of openssl in copr [2] ? or at least some other curves that fedora package don't ship? [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405843 [2] Version: 1.0.2k %global fips_version 2.0.14 I mean sources: http://ftp.o penssl.org/source/openssl-%{version}.tar.gz and http://ftp.openssl.org/s ource/openssl-fips-%{fips_version}.tar.gz Thanks , -- Sérgio M. B.

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Volatility Software License
by Miro Hrončok 03 Mar '20

03 Mar '20

Is this OK for inclusion in Fedora? https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/blob/master/LICENSE.txt Volatility Software License Version 1.0 dated October 3, 2019. This license covers the Volatility software, Copyright 2019 Volatility Foundation. Software The software referred to in this license includes the software named above, and any data (such as operating system profiles or configuration information), and documentation provided with the software. Purpose This license gives you permission to use, share, and build with this software for free, but requires you to share source code for changes, additions, and software that you build with it. Acceptance In order to receive this license, you must agree to its rules. The rules of this license are both obligations under that agreement and conditions to your license. You must not do anything with this software that triggers a rule that you cannot or will not follow. Copyright Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe that contributor's copyright in it. Notices You must ensure that everyone who gets a copy of any part of this software from you, with or without changes, also gets the text of this license or a link to https://www.volatilityfoundation.org/license/vsl-v1.0. You must not remove any copyright notice in the Software. Patent Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe any patent claims they can license or become able to license. Reliability No contributor can revoke this license. Copyleft If you make any Additions available to others, such as by providing copies of them or providing access to them over the Internet, you must make them publicly available, according to this paragraph. "Additions" includes changes or additions to the software, and any content or materials, including any training materials, you create that contain any portion of the software. "Additions" also includes any translations or ports of the software. "Additions" also includes any software designed to execute the software and parse its results, such as a wrapper written for the software, but does not include shell or execution menu software designed to execute software generally. When this license requires you to make Additions available: - You must publish all source code for software under this license, in the preferred form for making changes, through a freely accessible distribution system widely used for similar source code, so the developer and others can find and copy it. - You must publish all data or content under this license, in a format customarily used to make changes to it, through a freely accessible distribution system, so the developer and others can find and copy it. - You are responsible to ensure you have rights in Additions necessary to comply with this section. Contributing If you contribute (or offer to contribute) any materials to Volatility Foundation for the software, such as by submitting a pull request to the repository for the software or related content run by Volatility Foundation, you agree to contribute them under the under the BSD 2-Clause Plus Patent License (in the case of software) or the Creative Commons Zero Public Domain Dedication (in the case of content), unless you clearly mark them "Not a Contribution." Trademarks This license grants you no rights to any trademarks or service marks. Termination If you violate any term of this license, your license ends immediately. No Liability As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without any warranty or condition, and no contributor will be liable to anyone for any damages related to this software or this license, under any kind of legal claim. Versions Volatility Foundation is the steward of this license and may publish new versions of this license with new version numbers. You may use the software under the version of this license under which you received the software, or, at your choice, any later version. -- Miro Hrončok -- Phone: +420777974800 IRC: mhroncok

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Broken link to zip license
by Jerry James 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

The link for the zlib license here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main?rd=Licensing#SoftwareLicenses returns a 404. The URL should be updated to: https://zlib.net/zlib_license.html Regards, -- Jerry James http://www.jamezone.org/

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Fedora, Export-Regulations and Fedorians in Venezuela
by Sheogorath 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

Hi, I'm mainly asking out of curiosity but I'm sure there are people who may seriously wonder about this possible problem as they are affected. We recently saw Adobe[1] as well as Oracle[2] ban users from Venezuela due to export regulations. I wonder if Fedorians might going to get hit by the same problem. Especially when I look at the legal text that is hiding at the bottom of the workstation download page[3], it makes me wonder how that will workout. "By clicking on and downloading Fedora, you agree to comply with the following terms and conditions." Followed by statements about export regulations. It would be great when one could enlighten me on this topic. And I hope that we can do the best for all Fedorians :) [1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-to-ban-users-from-vene… [2]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/oracle-cancels-venezuela-par… [3]: https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/ -- Signed Sheogorath OpenPGP: https://shivering-isles.com/openpgp/0xFCB98C2A3EC6F601.txt

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swap-ware
by Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

Dear list, here's another bundled component of AGS[1], libcda, which contains code from BCD, which is licensed under what it calls "swap-ware" license[3]: === Licensing: BCD, like Allegro (a graphics & sound library), is swap-ware: "You may use, modify, redistribute, and generally hack it about in any way you like, but if you do you must send me something in exchange. This could be a complimentary copy of a game, an addition or improvement to BCD, a bug report, some money (this is particularly encouraged if you use BCD in a commercial product), or just a copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT if you don't have anything better. If you redistribute BCD or make a game using it, it would be nice if you mentioned me somewhere in the credits." I hope Shawn Hargreaves doesn't mind me pinching his licensing statement, but I like the idea of swapware and hope it spreads. So, BCD is free for use, but if you do something with it, cool or dumb, I would like credit and I would definitely want to hear about what you're doing with it. I also encourage you to send me a copy of what you're up to. You should always be able to find my web pages via http://brennan.home.ml.org/ and I've got all kinds of game programming info under http://brennan.home.ml.org/djgpp/ Check it out! === I noticed that Allegro license[3] is actually giftware, not swap-ware. Fortunately, the two files (djgpp.c and bcd.doc) are not compiled or used in any way on Linux, so at worst, I could just remove them from distributed tarball. However, it'd be more convenient to ship upstream source tarball directly. Is this OK to include in Fedora? Regards, Dominik [1] http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/ags/ https://github.com/adventuregamestudio/ags/ [2] https://github.com/adventuregamestudio/ags/blob/master/Engine/libsrc/libcda… [3] https://github.com/liballeg/allegro5/blob/4.4.3/docs/src/readme._tx#L198 -- Fedora https://getfedora.org | RPM Fusion http://rpmfusion.org There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. -- from "Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan

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derivative of the MPEG Software Simulation Group's MPEG-2 reference code
by Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 02 Oct '19

02 Oct '19

Dear list, I'm considering packaging AGS[1], which, among others, bundles APEG[2]. APEG contains code derived from MPEG Software Simulation Group's MPEG-2 reference code[2], which I understand is Public Domain[3]. So, is it OK to include in Fedora? Regards, Dominik [1] http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/ags/ https://github.com/adventuregamestudio/ags/ [2] https://github.com/adventuregamestudio/ags/blob/master/Engine/libsrc/apeg-1… [3] http://mpeg2videotools.sourceforge.net/ -- Fedora https://getfedora.org | RPM Fusion http://rpmfusion.org There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. -- from "Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan

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