Bug 888216

Summary:	nikto database is non free (?) content.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	mejiko <private>
Component:	nikto	Assignee:	Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala <huzaifas>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	17	CC:	huzaifas, rebus, tcallawa
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Description mejiko 2012-12-18 10:07:41 UTC

Hello.

I think that nikto database file is non free. (non-free restriction of use database)

See "nikto-database-license.txt"

Question: Is this nikto database is "content" ?

Suggests:

1. fix license tag. (Example: GPL+ and Redistributable, no modification permitted)
2. Remove database file and rebuild.
3. Remove Fedora repos.



Thanks.


Reference:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2008/04/msg00026.html

http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#nikto

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Code_Vs_Content

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main#Content_Licenses

Comment 1 mejiko 2012-12-18 10:09:31 UTC

Blocking FE-Legal, This is license problem (It is content or code ?).

Comment 2 Michal Ambroz 2013-02-02 13:25:03 UTC

The nikto software is GPLv2.
Database distribution is permitted only with the full nikto package - which we are doing. I do not think that nikto database files should be removed from the package.

Comment 3 mejiko 2013-02-27 10:21:57 UTC

Is database is the "code" or "content" ?

If database is "code", Its non-free.

If database is "content", Its no problem. 
I suggests that fix license tag.

Thanks.

Comment 4 Tom "spot" Callaway 2013-04-24 13:58:26 UTC

Just fix the license here, this is content.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-04-25 16:19:52 UTC

nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2013-04-26 14:28:18 UTC

Package nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-6671/nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2013-04-30 04:41:04 UTC

nikto-2.1.5-6.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.