>Number:         21351
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       netpbm/hpcdtoppm license restrictive
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 28 21:37:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Klaus Klein
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6R
>Organization:
Frobozz Magic License Company
>Environment:
n/a

>Description:
	netpbm (any pkgsrc-relevant release) ships with the hpcdtoppm
	("Hadmut's pcdtoppm") converter which has rather restrictive
	licensing terms:

    /* hpcdtoppm (Hadmut's pcdtoppm) v0.6
     *  Copyright (c) 1992, 1993, 1994 by Hadmut Danisch (danisch@ira.uka.de).
     *  Permission to use and distribute this software and its
     *  documentation for noncommercial use and without fee is hereby granted,
     *  provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
     *  both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
     *  supporting documentation. It is not allowed to sell this software in
     *  any way. This software is not public domain.
     */

	The pkgsrc Makefile and license environment make no provisions
	for this.

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
	I see these alternatives:

	* restrict netpbm, which would be unfortunate in view of the
	  the packages depending on it;

	* split off hpcdtoppm from netpbm to make the binary package
	  freely usable and redistributable; source would still be
	  affected.

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