Bug 1364711 - hplip and license problem
Summary: hplip and license problem
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: hplip
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Zdenek Dohnal
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: FE-Legal
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-08-06 12:37 UTC by mejiko
Modified: 2016-08-09 12:25 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-08-09 12:25:07 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:

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Patch (13.42 KB, patch)
2016-08-08 15:59 UTC, Zdenek Dohnal 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Debian BTS 816870 0 None None None 2016-08-06 12:37:01 UTC
Launchpad 1553628 0 None None None 2016-08-08 16:13:54 UTC

Description mejiko 2016-08-06 12:37:01 UTC 
Hello.

hplip included questionable licensed code.

File List:

"prnt/hpcups/ErnieFilter.h"
"prnt/hpcups/ErnieFilter.cpp"

This license is "hardware specific" license.
It is non-free, incompatible GPL license.

This is code (software), not firmware.


This problem already reported. (Debian)

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816870


I suggest that resolve license problem.


Thanks.
Comment 1 Zdenek Dohnal 2016-08-08 15:59:04 UTC 
Created attachment 1188843 [details]
Patch

I removed files with proprietary license and disabled features using it (PCL3GUI2). Package was built in RAWHIDE.
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