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 09:45:50 +0800 Message-ID: <87varscuy9.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87h93cn4ye.fsf@lassieur.org> <20170301202009.GA22689@jocasta.intra> <87fuiwn34o.fsf@lassieur.org> <87d1e0n18g.fsf@lassieur.org> 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]:53695) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cjFol-00032W-9p for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:46:08 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cjFok-00052C-4M for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:46:07 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87d1e0n18g.fsf@lassieur.org> (=?utf-8?Q?=22Cl=C3=A9ment?= Lassieur"'s message of "Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:19:59 +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: =?utf-8?Q?Cl=C3=A9ment?= Lassieur Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org, John Darrington --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cl=C3=A9ment Lassieur writes: >>> 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? > > Actually, unrarlib is dual-licensed, so it is possible to use it within > a proprietary program (see http://www.unrarlib.org/license.html). > > But I'll trust you that COPYING is enough :) Sorry for bothering you > then. > > Cl=C3=A9ment I think Debian considered it to be non-free, see the package page[0] and the copyright page[1]. However, 'unar'[2] can also extract rar files and is free software[3]. It is on my TODO list. (But I am busy studying right now and the program uses gnustep which is something I am not familiar with.) John, if you like you can look into it. [0]: https://packages.debian.org/sid/unrar [1]: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/non-free/u/unrar-nonf= ree/unrar-nonfree_5.4.5-1_copyright [2]: https://packages.debian.org/sid/unar [3]: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/u/unar/unar_1.10= .1-1_copyright --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEdZDkzSn0Cycogr9IxYq4eRf1Ea4FAli3eU4ACgkQxYq4eRf1 Ea53lQ/9EEw4fZYWh0ok8vMp7x8XShs4E1h0PE2AgsjjUPeWE6CW40ViAuEXHd0A o0rCcQIMP6Jbtqha6SGu57o94+XzQ1ZXZoXbNnBypY6EoMNhrk/esgLmqwKnkWTy uOZ+L+NE4yIseKr6yuWwinpSdiZIoIRhA5RHwscOl8PlYBIX9bgPQtX4sMviCnLI FBte7wEh3v0mIcAodkeYR8MvSdBQVNtygtXX0ftH2yRC+Iisu4gz4/+UkOC4yFWF DGiwi6FXIhpA5d6YoWKrWbbGOekuUxYp5twxHLH+RPNiw3XqI+WwSYEx0fHreOpq lkgFGYF76rSjD5Y+bt8/Z4lfviAHhZrM+ZYS3LrvVymCLg7iRj5fJmkvHiuRDnyG TGyUpcDpxZxtoR0v/ATWUzDZIMG2NgZN6wOS7Cwjtcf3oJoQsYZgkE9ik1lk0GRT JRdVBApAiCWc3tLNuBw0XDaIf8mLghRDq1o73yIKBJyWyCBUVSaQ9t3onWmQ/0kk aJDOvaUQVAkwSF8KJNP6L3t4Dcm3W88TShtb1KgUH9PK4Z2Q/SdWYMpteGGFjK60 P9JIosJRZNviLXBSsFydaw7XRaUOo8UHdDrutCGm0/OrkoMQBfbZ9/k8IxbyeRzJ xnR4tdTdmqES2R7z7hbun0cNZm1LUDsMPesRC6zH94eTBzwl260= =xkDf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--