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Id: 70055
Status: open
Priority: 0/
Queue: Net-Z3950-SimpleServer
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Owner: Nobody in particular
Requestors: bjwebb67 [...] googlemail.com
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Severity: Normal
Broken in: 1.12
Fixed in: (no value)

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  Fri Aug 05 12:40:10 2011 bjwebb67 [...] googlemail.com - Ticket created
Subject: Conflicting license information
Some of the source code files have the BSD license at the top, however the README file and documentation at the end of SimpleServer.pm state that the library is available under the same terms as perl. It is not clear if those files with BSD license text are available under perl's license, nor what license the files with no copyright header have been released under. I'm aware this seems pedantic, but I'm trying to correctly construct the copyright file for a debian package.
  Fri Aug 05 12:44:24 2011 mike [...] indexdata.com - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #70055] Conflicting license information
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:43:55 +0100
To: bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer [...] rt.cpan.org
From: Mike Taylor <mike [...] indexdata.com>
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'll consult with my colleagues and make sure that the next release resolves this problem. On 5 August 2011 17:40, Ben Webb via RT <bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer@rt.cpan.org> wrote: Show quoted text
> Fri Aug 05 12:40:10 2011: Request 70055 was acted upon. > Transaction: Ticket created by bjwebb >       Queue: Net-Z3950-SimpleServer >     Subject: Conflicting license information >   Broken in: 1.12 >    Severity: Normal >       Owner: Nobody >  Requestors: bjwebb67@googlemail.com >      Status: new >  Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=70055 > > > > Some of the source code files have the BSD license at the top, however > the README file and documentation at the end of SimpleServer.pm state > that the library is available under the same terms as perl. It is not > clear if those files with BSD license text are available under perl's > license, nor what license the files with no copyright header have been > released under. I'm aware this seems pedantic, but I'm trying to > correctly construct the copyright file for a debian package. > >
  Fri Aug 05 12:44:25 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Fri Aug 05 12:48:56 2011 mike [...] indexdata.com - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #70055] Conflicting license information
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:48:26 +0100
To: bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer [...] rt.cpan.org
From: Mike Taylor <mike [...] indexdata.com>
Having now grepped through the source code, I can't find any mention of BSD or Berkeley, and all mentions of licen* state "same terms as Perl". Which files did you see BSD licensing in? On 5 August 2011 17:44, Mike Taylor via RT <bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer@rt.cpan.org> wrote: Show quoted text
>       Queue: Net-Z3950-SimpleServer >  Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=70055 > > > Thanks for bringing this to our attention.  I'll consult with my > colleagues and make sure that the next release resolves this problem. > > On 5 August 2011 17:40, Ben Webb via RT > <bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer@rt.cpan.org> wrote:
>> Fri Aug 05 12:40:10 2011: Request 70055 was acted upon. >> Transaction: Ticket created by bjwebb >>       Queue: Net-Z3950-SimpleServer >>     Subject: Conflicting license information >>   Broken in: 1.12 >>    Severity: Normal >>       Owner: Nobody >>  Requestors: bjwebb67@googlemail.com >>      Status: new >>  Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=70055 > >> >> >> Some of the source code files have the BSD license at the top, however >> the README file and documentation at the end of SimpleServer.pm state >> that the library is available under the same terms as perl. It is not >> clear if those files with BSD license text are available under perl's >> license, nor what license the files with no copyright header have been >> released under. I'm aware this seems pedantic, but I'm trying to >> correctly construct the copyright file for a debian package. >> >>
> > >
  Fri Aug 05 15:24:49 2011 bjwebb67 [...] googlemail.com - Correspondence added
From: bjwebb67 [...] googlemail.com
On Fri Aug 05 12:48:56 2011, mike@indexdata.com wrote: Show quoted text
> Having now grepped through the source code, I can't find any mention > of BSD or Berkeley, and all mentions of licen* state "same terms as > Perl". Which files did you see BSD licensing in?
The files SimpleServer.pm, GRS1.pm and SimpleServer.xs have BSD style license text in the header, just below the copyright notice.
  Fri Aug 05 15:56:11 2011 mike [...] indexdata.com - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #70055] Conflicting license information
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:55:43 +0100
To: bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer [...] rt.cpan.org
From: Mike Taylor <mike [...] indexdata.com>
Ah, got you -- that is the old YAZ licence (which, yes, is BSD-like, and has since been abandoned in favour of true BSD for our software that used to be released under it). Thanks, I'll look into it some more. On 5 August 2011 20:24, Ben Webb via RT <bug-Net-Z3950-SimpleServer@rt.cpan.org> wrote: Show quoted text
>       Queue: Net-Z3950-SimpleServer >  Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=70055 > > > On Fri Aug 05 12:48:56 2011, mike@indexdata.com wrote:
>> Having now grepped through the source code, I can't find any mention >> of BSD or Berkeley, and all mentions of licen* state "same terms as >> Perl".  Which files did you see BSD licensing in?
> > The files SimpleServer.pm, GRS1.pm and SimpleServer.xs have BSD style > license text in the header, just below the copyright notice. > > >