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Am Donnerstag, den 29.08.2013, 13:17 +0200 schrieb Ulrich Mueller: |
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> >>>>> On Thu, 29 Aug 2013, Tiziano Müller wrote: |
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> > I would like to add arcconf (binary to manage aacraid-based |
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> > controllers) to the tree, which is protected by a mandatory |
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> > clickthrough witch the attached text. |
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> > The license would be named "Adaptec" and added to the NON-FREE |
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> > license group. |
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> The license contains nasty clauses like this: |
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> "If you are a European Consumer you must not export Software outside |
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> the country in which you download it without our prior written |
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> permission." |
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In my use case that clause isn't a real problem since it's being used on |
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a server. |
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> I.e., if you install the software on your computer, you're not allowed |
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> to travel with it. Not sure if this would be enforceable for travel |
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> within the EU, but nevertheless, I suggest that you add the license to |
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> the @EULA group. And the ebuild needs mirror restriction, at least. |
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right, @EULA is what I meant (instead of NON-FREE). |
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Since you're not allowed to redistribute I already restricted fetch, |
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mirror & bindist in the corresponding ebuild. |
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What is interesting is that they even make you agree to that EULA for |
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their updated aacraid drivers which are based on the in-kernel drivers. |
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I suspect a GPL violation here... |
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> "Adaptec" was previously used for a different license: |
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> http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/licenses/Adaptec?view=markup |
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> So better choose another name to avoid confusion. |
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good point, will go for ADAPTEC then instead |
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