"Lior Kaplan" <kaplan RemoveThis @debian.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
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> I would like to package [0] a software that contains a file [1] from
> unicode.org.
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> The copyright / license notice is :
>> Copyright (C) 1999-2005, ASMUS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distributed
>> under the Terms of Use in http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html.
>
> The license at license [2] isn't a free software license nor does it
> complies with the DFSG.
>
> But Sections A.4. says:
>> Further specifications of rights and restrictions pertaining to the
>> use of the particular set of data files known as the "Unicode
>> Character Database" can be found in Exhibit 1.
>
> That sections is relevant for the file in question, as that section says
> it's relevant to files download from a specific path.
>
> Exhibit 1 [3] seems as a free software sections:
>> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
>> a copy of the Unicode data files and any associated documentation
>> (the "Data Files") or Unicode software and any associated
>> documentation (the "Software") to deal in the Data Files or Software
>> without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
>> copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the
>> Data Files or Software, and to permit persons to whom the Data Files
>> or Software are furnished to do so, provided that (a) the above
>> copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear with all copies
>> of the Data Files or Software, (b) both the above copyright
>> notice(s) and this permission notice appear in associated
>> documentation, and (c) there is clear notice in each modified Data
>> File or in the Software as well as in the documentation associated
>> with the Data File(s) or Software that the data or software has been
>> modified.
>
> And the question - do you think I can include the file in Debian. The
> reason I'm not sure, is the whole mess regarding the non-free license
> and its free section.
>
My undertsnading is that the first notice allows you to use the terms of the
second notice to distribute that file.
The second notice appears to be similar to the expat licence, and does
indeed look free to me.
It does seem odd that even the second notice appears to refer back to the
main notice via the link. However,
I'm reasonably confident that the Unicode Consortum intends for "EXHIBIT 1"
to be the entire licence agreement
for the data files. At the very least, "Exhibit 1" alone seems to grant all
needed rights, and the reference to the main terms of use document is only
part of the copyright statement, and is not part of the actual terms.
I would prefer if Unicode would clarify this, but I personally would not be
concerned about it.
IANAL, IANADD.
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