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Bug#1134000: Debian NEW review note for glew 2.3.1-7

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A reviewer has shared a note regarding glew 2.3.1-7:

As I looked deeper into the messsage about used licenses:





UNKNOWN (not in DFSG license database):


  Glide                               (manually verify DFSG compatibility)


  KHRONOS                             (manually verify DFSG compatibility)


  Mesa                                (manually verify DFSG compatibility)





Result: ATTENTION REQUIRED


  - 3 unrecognized license(s) require manual review





and the license "Glide" I found that this lisens isn't DFSG compatible.





The reasons are:





Section 2.3 of the license conflicts with DFSG Section 6





   By limiting the scope of the license to a specific technical purpose


   (performs 3D graphics API operations), it prevents the code from being


   used freely for other purposes (e.g., general-purpose computing or


   non-graphics related math). Free software must allow the user to use


   the code for any purpose.





and





Section 3.3 of the license conflicts with DFSG Section 1





   DFSG Section 1 requires that a license shall not restrict any party


   from selling or giving away the software. By creating different rules


   for commercial vs. non-commercial entities, the license fails this


   test.





The other two licenses (Khronos and Mesa are variants of the MIT license.

-- Mechtilde Stehmann

Full review details: https://dfsg-new-queue.debian.org/reviews/glew

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