From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Vong Subject: Re: Unrar package might contain proprietary code. Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:56:10 +0800 Message-ID: <87h93cc5h1.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87h93cn4ye.fsf@lassieur.org> <20170301202009.GA22689@jocasta.intra> <87fuiwn34o.fsf@lassieur.org> <87d1e0n18g.fsf@lassieur.org> <20170302055424.GA3674@jocasta.intra> <20170302061302.GA4478@jocasta.intra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58968) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cjOPK-0007mV-VB for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:56:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cjOPK-0007aS-22 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:56:27 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20170302061302.GA4478@jocasta.intra> (John Darrington's message of "Thu, 2 Mar 2017 07:13:02 +0100") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: John Darrington Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, Cl??ment Lassieur , John Darrington --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John Darrington writes: > Also pertinent: > > This program is listed in https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Unrar-free > As Leo has pointed out, I have mistoken it as another program. So it should be fine! > J' > > On Thu, Mar 02, 2017 at 06:54:24AM +0100, John Darrington wrote: > I don't have any strong opinions here. But if somebody feels > that we really cannot > have this program in Guix, then go ahead and revert it. >=20=20=20=20=20=20 > In the meantime I will try to contact the authors and ask for > clarification. However > since the project has been inactive for the last 13 years, I > don't hold too much > hope of getting a reply. >=20=20=20=20=20=20 > J' >=20=20=20=20=20=20 > On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 10:19:59PM +0100, Cl??ment Lassieur wrote: > >> Like you say, the authors have taken GPL code from > >> another project and incorporated > >> it into unrar - that is only possible if the the > >> resultant work is GPL compatible. > > > > Or if the resultant work is illegal? >=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 > Actually, unrarlib is dual-licensed, so it is possible to > use it within > a proprietary program (see http://www.unrarlib.org/license.html= ). >=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 > But I'll trust you that COPYING is enough :) Sorry for botheri= ng you > then. >=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 >=20=20=20=20=20=20 > --=20 > Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. > PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3=20 > fingerprint =3D 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 > See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEdZDkzSn0Cycogr9IxYq4eRf1Ea4FAli3+ksACgkQxYq4eRf1 Ea6PDw/9FEH6Jwxa/2CL4FItHlN2eUiOiaY/Y/3hSvr7EUWhCaTVMDMqt7tGsJVB 8Ac1pCGlfJ+6fJKie+DOKb8QmKcSSjSU6ozlbguALfft6RHjmWnTHQvb6lCSY8fD G09CvgvtYjvTrpwANBe/bblu/el7HtV7wOkuOtUuGAsJzEMSWQ4S0OvLOKhPXnNn oxCSKO0n49rKtewFbDMwPqKOQbXFS5M6nTToK4Bq64dOE15ambzG07SrrFeUvurK /sKtbKbrjPNMZ4Hk9V90LncR+7ggarvufSJyHRDCM4cc2mj+SWLhXLB8aZHZjjiG fea6kZ56d4sG18B/S0WPq+aC6G+kX8iC1+jSMyIdfkvaEuF+1QIlz+6/NcLMqY2s V46XEDEC0oso20FDknrp3FOhnzHNHRUpUJ9QhoZNT4aPG5XYNILiVG7vGCOldg7j fG+G2KuwDyesQrMwHwYeIC3kf4s4kXZE3EN5ofglSyTwtg2rlhEdAKfcO3wmSum8 U2ifM03LeyCPBIy5GSfiZ58cHFWTFtzqI6/stgE8dRCxNrGQZRTm/fP8K7Evxy5a /vTBJtZB5WfsgHK5gZB+3nPWFBSROaiOV8e/L9/cnmC8R5QdFHqwQnfsS1uQqd5/ SIoBvfVMeK8CDArDnU5SVuXaRK7358ODSftaSD1aj3qencoYWgc= =LwW2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--