GNU bug report logs - #72051
License compliance - pdbpp

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Matt Jolly <kangie <at> gentoo.org>

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Zheng Junjie <zhengjunjie <at> iscas.ac.cn>
To: Matt Jolly <kangie <at> gentoo.org>, 72051 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72051: License compliance - pdbpp
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:34:27 +0800
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Matt Jolly <kangie <at> gentoo.org> writes:

> Hi Guix bug wranglers,
>
> It's come to my attention that pdbpp (pdb++) is a noncompliant
> derivative of CPython code and cannot be legally distributed;
> the package claims a BSD 3 Clause license but as a derivative
> of CPython code must be PSL-2.0.
>
> https://github.com/pdbpp/pdbpp/issues/529
>
> This software is packaged in your repository as:
>
> https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/python-pdbpp/
>
> Please take any appropriate action to prevent further infringement
> while upstream considers their response.
>
> Regards,
>
> Matt Jolly
> Gentoo Linux Developer
Thanks, i remove it on https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=8cbc5e5bf0ca35f12cf5bbf123efbc3b6a57ad44
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