Bug 245222 - This package uses itext which has licensing problems
Summary: This package uses itext which has licensing problems
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Status: CLOSED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: pdftk
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Jochen Schmitt
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Depends On: 236309
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-06-21 18:57 UTC by Anthony Green
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-06-24 18:04:10 UTC
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Description Anthony Green 2007-06-21 18:57:56 UTC 
Description of problem:
This package (like RSSOwl) uses itext.  We recently discovered licensing
problems in itext.  I don't know what to do about it yet.  Ideas?

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Comment 1 Kevin Kofler 2007-06-21 19:22:22 UTC 
I already filed bug 236310 against pdftk. (In fact, pdftk was where I first 
found the offending code.)
Comment 2 Jochen Schmitt 2007-06-24 18:04:10 UTC 
Package pdftk will going into the EOL process because iText contains licensing
issue and pdftk contains a modified copy of iText.
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