Re: w3m: 'license'; error: redefinition of 'struct file_handle'

[Ludovic Courtès]

Andreas Enge <address@hidden> skribis:

> Am Mittwoch, 13. Februar 2013 schrieb Mark H Weaver:
>> Anyway, in the case of w3m, there are quite a variety of licenses used:
>> http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/w3m/w3m_0.5.3-8/w3m.c
>> opyright
>
> It looks like essentially, a w3m license is used, with a little bit of X11 
> interspersed for minor files. In this case, we usually put the main license 
> into the corresponding package field with a guile comment concerning the 
> other files.

Yes, agreed.

It’s true that we don’t keep a detailed list of files and associated
copyright like Debian does.

> Even more so, the content (if not the wording) of this w3m license is 
> essentially X11. So maybe we need a license x11-style, modelled on bsd-
> style?

I think so.

> Additionally, the file matrix.c looks non-free to me:
> "3.  No charge is made for this software or works derived from it.  
>       This clause shall not be construed as constraining other software
>       distributed on the same medium as this software, nor is a
>       distribution fee considered a charge."
>
> So maybe it needs to be patched out, if possible? How come debian contains 
> the file?

It’s not in http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Software_blacklist so I guess
it’s a question for the gnu-linux-libre mailing list.  Any volunteer?
:-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.