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bug #43773: VIGRA file mentioned in LibreOffice license files is non-free

Submitted by:  Dennis Worthem <numi>
Submitted on:  Sun 07 Dec 2014 09:49:21 PM UTC  
 
Category: gNewSense 4Severity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: All architecturesStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: Dennis Worthem <numi>
Open/Closed: Closed

Sun 28 Dec 2014 12:41:11 AM UTC, comment #1:

In files readlicense_oo/txt/license.txt and readlicense_oo/html/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.html replaced the text of the VIGRA ARTISTIC LICENSE with the latest free text which is identical to that of the MIT X11 License.

This was approved by the copyright holder, Ullrich Koethe(ullrich.koethe@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de) in an email:

Subject Re: The VIGRA Artistic License
From Ullrich Koethe
To Worthem, Dennis
Date 2014-10-27 16:59

Hi Dennis,

the main VIGRA license is (and has always been) the MIT license. I don't recall why the Artistic License was chosen for LibreOffice integration, but as far as I can tell LibreOffice is the only place where VIGRA is used under this licanse.

>Do you grant permission to change the license for 1.7.1 to >the newer version and I can replace the text in the LibreOffice >license file in gNewSense to the newer text?

I'm not sure what 'newer' means here. In any case, you can use VIGRA under the MIT license.

BTW, version 1.7.1 is very old. Do you consider upgrading to a newer version?

Best regards
Ulli

Dennis Worthem <numi>
Project MemberIn charge of this item.
Sun 07 Dec 2014 09:49:21 PM UTC, original submission:

VIGRA is referenced in one of the Libre Office license file as being licensed under the 'The VIGRA Artistic License (modeled after the Perl Artistic License).' This appears to be a non-free license. After checking with the VIGRA web site and the copyright holder, The VIGRA Artistic License is actually a MIT license.

The fix is to replace the language in the license file. I will provide more detail in the fix notes.

Dennis Worthem <numi>
Project MemberIn charge of this item.

 

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