[Bug 247983] Review Request: squeak-vm - Squeak virtual machine for OLPC

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Summary: Review Request: squeak-vm - Squeak virtual machine for OLPC


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=247983





------- Additional Comments From matt_domsch at dell.com  2008-02-10 23:25 EST -------
please advise as to where the source code for this was originally obtained. 
ftp.squeak.org does not contain the same source tarball as is bundled in this
package.

Also note, significant portions of this package appear to be dual licensed under
the LGPLv2.1+ and the Squeak license, neither of which are MIT.

./platforms/Cross/plugins/JPEGReadWriter2Plugin/jcomapi.c
notes it is licensed and to read a README file, but no such file exists
(contrary to the Independent JPEG Group's license).  It might be considered free
enough, but that's not entirely clear.

There's a boatload of MP3 plugin code here.  MP3 is patented.

./platforms/Cross/plugins/SoundCodecPrims/ is missing a COPYRIGHT file
containing the license for code in that dir too.

There's a lot of stuff under a Sun copyright with a permissive license.

There's stuff under the Squeak license, not dual-licensed.

There's Perl-Compatible-Regular-Expressions which is yet another license...

There's GPLv2+ code in ./platforms/unix/plugins/VideoForLinuxPlugin/ccvt_types.h

Debian won't carry this even in non-free.  This scares me.

Thanks to LaserJock for pointing out the legal mess that this code appears to
be.  Contining to block FE-Legal.



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