Bug 1019038

Summary:	dieharder license problem
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	mejiko <private>
Component:	dieharder	Assignee:	Jiri Hladky <hladky.jiri>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	19	CC:	hladky.jiri, jhladky
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Description mejiko 2013-10-15 04:26:46 UTC

Hello.

dieharder license is problematic. 
Please see debian bug number "723103" datails.

I think that this package be affected by debian bug number "723103".

Suggests:

1. Remove non-free files and rebuild.

2. Replace fedora free (fedora acceptable licensed) files.

3. Remove fedora repos.

Thanks.


Reference:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=723103

Comment 1 mejiko 2013-10-15 04:27:16 UTC

Blocking FE-Legal, This is license probllem.

Comment 2 Jiri Hladky 2013-10-15 20:38:30 UTC

Hi,

I have checked the license
http://ftp-master.metadata.debian.org/changelogs/main/d/dieharder/dieharder_3.31.1-4_copyright


====================================================================
   License is granted to build or use the accompanying software:

                             dieharder

  according to the following standard Gnu General Public License or any
  later versions, with the one minor "Beverage" modification listed below.
  Note that this modification is probably not legally defensible and can
  be followed really pretty much according to the honor rule.

  As to my personal preferences in beverages, red wine is great, beer is
  delightful, and Coca Cola or coffee or tea or even milk acceptable to
  those who for religious or personal reasons wish to avoid stressing my
  liver.

                  The "Beverage" Modification to the GPL

  Any user of this software shall, upon meeting the primary author(s) of
  this software for the first time under the appropriate circumstances,
  offer to buy him or her or them a beverage.  This beverage may or may
  not be alcoholic, depending on the personal ethical and moral views of
  the offerer.  The beverage cost need not exceed one U.S. dollar
  (although it certainly may at the whim of the offerer:-) and may be
  accepted or declined with no further obligation on the part of the
  offerer.  It is not necessary to repeat the offer after the first
  meeting, but it can't hurt...

which is followed by the text of the GNU GPL, Version 2, June 1991

====================================================================

I don't see any problem with it. In fact, debian bug (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=723103) has come to tjis conclusion as well:


The way I read the licence is that the author thinks it would be nice to get a 
drink offered, so really, sounds fine to me.

"Intention of the clause"..

I rpopose to close this bug. Any objections?

Jirka