Fwd: Bug#62173: i18ndata: Contains non-free file.

Fwd: Bug#62173: i18ndata: Contains non-free file.

[Joel Klecker]

A while ago I sent this to libc-alpha, where it was ignored.
Please do something about it.  Specifically, it needs to be either
relicensed to allow modification or removed.

>Subject: Bug#62173: i18ndata: Contains non-free file.
>Reply-To: Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>, 62173@bugs.debian.org
>From: Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>
>To: submit@bugs.debian.org
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:42:34 +0300
>
>Package: i18ndata
>Version: 2.1.3-8
>Severity: important
>
>The file /usr/share/i18n/locales/th_TH contains the following lines:
>
>% Copyright (C) 1999 Theppitak Karoonboonyanan, National Electronics and
>%    Computer Technology Center (NECTEC).
>%
>% Use and distribution of this data is hereby granted for any purpose,
>% including commercial use, provided it is unaltered. Queries on use and
>% content should be made to the above address.
>
>If this file can not be altered, then it is not allowed for the
>packages in the main-section.
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Joel Klecker (aka Espy)       <URL: mailto:espy@debian.org >
Debian Package Maintainer for the GNU C Library.

Re: Fwd: Bug#62173: i18ndata: Contains non-free file.

[Ulrich Drepper]

Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org> writes:

> A while ago I sent this to libc-alpha, where it was ignored.
> Please do something about it.  Specifically, it needs to be either
> relicensed to allow modification or removed.

Remove it from your Debian stuff.  I don't care.

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Fwd: Bug#62173: i18ndata: Contains non-free file.

[NIIBE Yutaka]

Hello Joel, 

I send Cc: to the person at the center (Dr. Virach).  He might has
some information (or has better contact to person in charge).

Joel Klecker wrote:
 > A while ago I sent this to libc-alpha, where it was ignored.
 > Please do something about it.  Specifically, it needs to be either
 > relicensed to allow modification or removed.
[...]
 > >Package: i18ndata
 > >Version: 2.1.3-8
 > >Severity: important
 > 
 > >The file /usr/share/i18n/locales/th_TH contains the following lines:
 > >
 > >% Copyright (C) 1999 Theppitak Karoonboonyanan, National Electronics and
 > >%    Computer Technology Center (NECTEC).
 > >%
 > >% Use and distribution of this data is hereby granted for any purpose,
 > >% including commercial use, provided it is unaltered. Queries on use and
 > >% content should be made to the above address.

I don't know the Debian policy well, but it seems that it's somewhat
bogus in this case, if there's no actual demand to change the file.

If you have actual demand, you can contact NECTEC and I'm sure they
allow the changes.  NECTEC supports Free Software.

Virach, Debian has a issue with the locale file of th_TH, for its
license.  Is there any possibility to re-license the file, so that
Debian people remove one of Release Critical Bugs?

IMHO, it's not Release Critical Bugs, totally not.
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