Bug 60883 - cdrecord from cdrtools is not gpl (it has an extra restriction)
Bug#: 60883 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: pylon@gentoo.org Reported By: benoit.boissinot@ens-lyon.fr
Component: Unspecified
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Summary: cdrecord from cdrtools is not gpl (it has an extra restriction)
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2004-08-19 05:00 0000
Description:   Opened: 2004-08-19 05:00 0000
The file cdrecord/cdrecord.c has the following exrtra restriction (line 4640):

/*   
 * You are not allowed to modify or remove the following code.   
 * I am sorry that I am forced to do things like this, but defective   
 * versions of cdrecord cause a lot of work load to me and it seems   
 * to be impossible to otherwise convince SuSE to cooperate.   
 * As people contact me and bother me with the related problems,   
 * it is obvious that SuSE is violating subsection 6 in the preamble of   
 * the GPL.   
 *   
 * Note that although the SuSE test is effective only for SuSE, the   
 * intention to have non bastardized versions out is not limited   
 * to SuSE. It is bad to see that in special in the "Linux" business,   
 * companies prefer a model with many proprietary differing programs   
 * instead of cooperating with the program authors.   
 */

this extra restriction make cdrecord non gpl. maybe the licence in the ebuild should be updated.

Reproducible: Always
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------- Comment #1 From Benoit Boissinot 2004-08-19 05:01:46 0000 -------
i forgot to say that this applies on versions 2.01a36

------- Comment #2 From Lars Weiler (RETIRED) 2004-09-02 17:17:34 0000 -------
I already added a comment to the ebuild.  Obviously I forgot to close this bug.