Spec URL: http://red.fedorapeople.org/SRPMS/R-SparseM.spec SRPM URL: http://red.fedorapeople.org/SRPMS/R-SparseM-0.85-1.fc12.src.rpm Description: Basic linear algebra for sparse matrices. rpmlint {SPECS,SRPMS,RPMS/i686}/R-SparseM* 3 packages and 1 specfiles checked; 0 errors, 0 warnings.
* Latest version packaged 62ffeff7a9739019b3c42e3eab31f1a89a4d102d SparseM_0.85.tar.gz 62ffeff7a9739019b3c42e3eab31f1a89a4d102d ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/SparseM_0.85.tar.gz * sha1sum are equals * All required Requires are present * All required BuildRequires are present * The macro %check is present * There is 1 %dir %dir is OK * There is 5 %doc * More element than expected in %doc LICENSE ChangeLog * The rpm installed in _libdir * The rpm uses %{_libdir} and is arch * The rpm seems to have the required element in %install * Build properly under 2.6.33.5-124.fc13.x86_64 * rpmlint: 3 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 0 errors, 0 warnings. Scratch build on koji for target f14 * Koji build: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=2276476 0 free 0 open 3 done 0 failed 2276476 build (dist-f14, R-SparseM-0.85-1.fc12.src.rpm) completed successfully - Build produces quite a number of warnings * %check is present * All checks are passed successfully * License GPLv2+ is compatible with Fedora ! The license file mention different licenses (and provides a incorrect link) I will ask for information regarding the license before approve this package.
The PCx license (on cholesky.f) is non-free, because of the commercial use restriction. I made Paul Betten aware of the licensing issue on September 2, 2009, and asked him if it would be possible to relicense it to something Free and GPL compatible. He replied that he would look into the issue, but I have never received any further communication from Mr. Betten. Blocking this on FE-Legal.
Is it something worth mentioning to CRAN ? Or is CRAN actually allowed to distribute this package ?
I wrote Paul Betten a mail, maybe a second poke after the one of spot helps - you never know. No idea what else we could do here.
Paul Betten stated that PCx is commercially licensed and he can't carve out a routine (cholesky.f).
I believe we should close this bug as the license is a blocker for Fedora. Sandro, shall I do it ?
ping ?
cholesky.f is nonfree, therefore this can't be included in Fedora.