Bug 190277
| Summary: | p7zip-plugins contains non-Free unrar code | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Kevin Kofler <kevin> |
| Component: | p7zip | Assignee: | Matthias Saou <matthias> |
| Status: | CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | 5 | CC: | extras-qa |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | 4.39-1 | Doc Type: | Bug Fix |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2006-05-02 11:09:21 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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Thanks for pointing this out. I'll take care of it in the next few days. I've prepared new packages, updated to 4.39 and modified sources :
rm -rf p7zip_${VERSION}/7zip/{Archive,Compress,Crypto}/Rar*
rm -f 7zip_${VERSION}/DOCS/unRarLicense.txt
This should take care of the problem. I've also looked quickly at the other
plugins just in case, but haven't found any other problematic ones.
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Description of problem: p7zip-plugins contains the following plugins: /usr/libexec/p7zip/Formats/Rar.so /usr/libexec/p7zip/Codecs/Rar29.so These plugins are derived from unrar source code and thus have the following restrictions: 2. The unRAR sources may be used in any software to handle RAR archives without limitations free of charge, but cannot be used to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary. Distribution of modified unRAR sources in separate form or as a part of other software is permitted, provided that it is clearly stated in the documentation and source comments that the code may not be used to develop a RAR (WinRAR) compatible archiver. 3. The unRAR utility may be freely distributed. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of unRAR without written permission from the copyright holder. Neither of these is acceptable for Fedora Extras. Unrar itself isn't currently in Extras either: it's available from Livna, indicating that the packager considered it unacceptable for Extras too. So these shared objects (and the corresponding source directories) should be removed from the Extras package (and the source tarball). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): p7zip-plugins-4.30-3.fc5 (contains the affected plugins) p7zip-4.30-3.fc5 (contains a copy of the offending license in /usr/share/doc/p7zip-4.30/unRarLicense.txt)