List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines
These packages all present some kind of issue for distributions that are trying to follow the Free System Distribution Guidelines. Developers working on these distributions should take special care to make sure that these issues are addressed in one way or another. The list below includes package names, details about the problem and citations, and recommended strategies for addressing the issue as appropriate. The initial list comes from Trisquel, and should also match gNewSense filters, so it contains both Ubuntu specific packages and common ones too.
Please do not add a package to this list until it's been discussed on the gnu-linux-libre mailing list and/or with RMS. Some corner cases can be tricky to decide, and it's good to take time and make sure we have the right decision before listing something. Thanks for your help with this.
Contents
- 1 aee
- 2 afio
- 3 app-install-data-commercial
- 4 apt
- 5 Audacious plugins
- 6 b43-fwcutter
- 7 bcm43xx-fwcutter
- 8 blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer
- 9 bnetd
- 10 boinc / boinc-app-seti
- 11 chromium-browser
- 12 chromium-bsu
- 13 cia-clients
- 14 command-not-found
- 15 cracklib2
- 16 d4x
- 17 debian-installer
- 18 debian-reference
- 19 dosbox
- 20 dosemu
- 21 ee
- 22 envyng-core, envyng-gtk, envyng-qt
- 23 firefox
- 24 fpc
- 25 freedoom
- 26 galeon
- 27 gkrellm-snmp
- 28 GPL Ghostscript CMap data files
- 29 gnome-app-install
- 30 gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
- 31 helix-player
- 32 iceape
- 33 iceweasel
- 34 isdnutils
- 35 ivman
- 36 jockey
- 37 konqueror
- 38 libberkeleydb-perl
- 39 libsmi2-common
- 40 libsnmp-base
- 41 libxprintapputil
- 42 linux linux-backports-modules* linux-ubuntu-modules
- 43 linux-wlan-ng
- 44 linux-firmware
- 45 lucida
- 46 MAME
- 47 mesademos
- 48 Mac-on-Linux emulator
- 49 Meta-packages
- 50 Monkey's Audio Codec
- 51 moonlight
- 52 mp32ogg
- 53 ndiswrapper, ndisgtk
- 54 nikto
- 55 nouveau-kernel-source
- 56 nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
- 57 OpenOffice.org
- 58 pdftk
- 59 poppler CMap data files
- 60 psutils
- 61 pvpgn
- 62 rman
- 63 screenlets
- 64 scribus-ng-doc
- 65 seamonkey
- 66 teeworlds
- 67 testdrive
- 68 texlive-base-bin - getnonfreefonts script
- 69 Thunderbird
- 70 ubufox
- 71 unetbootin
- 72 unrar
- 73 VirtualBox OSE Guest Additions
- 74 VisualBoyAdvance
- 75 vrms
- 76 XChat
- 77 xv
aee
Description: ncurses text editor |
Homepage: |
Problem: Artistic license 1.0 |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://trisquel.info/en/issues/ee-142-artistic-license-10
Debian consider the artistic licence free, so no bug filed with them. |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): aee |
afio
Description: afio manipulates groups of files, copying them within or between filesystems and an afio archive.
Afio archives are portable as they contain only ASCII-formatted header information. Afio makes cpio-format archives. Afio deals somewhat gracefully with input data corruption. Afio supports multi-volume archives during interactive operation. Afio can make compressed archives that are much safer than compressed tar or cpio archives. Afio is best used as an `archive engine' in a backup script. |
Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/projects/afio/ |
Problem: "It may not be sold at a profit." /afio/usr/share/doc/afio/copyright |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/afio |
Copyright file: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/a/afio/afio_2.5-5/afio.copyright |
(Source) package name(s): afio |
app-install-data-commercial
Description: 3rd party proprietary software supplied by Canonical. |
Homepage: |
Problem: Recommends non-free apps. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/app-install-data-commercial |
Copyright file: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/a/app-install-data-commercial/app-install-data-commercial_9/app-install-data-commercial.copyright |
(Source) package name(s): app-install-data-commercial |
apt
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: suggests non-free repositories |
Recommended Fix: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2011-04/msg00016.html |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29724 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): apt |
Audacious plugins
Description: Plugins for the Audacious audio player. |
Homepage: http://audacious-media-player.org/ |
Problem: It contains code released under the MAME license. |
Recommended Fix: Remove the psf code. |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=594519 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): audacious-plugins |
b43-fwcutter
Description: Non-free firmware management utility (contrib) |
Homepage: |
Problem: Only useful to install non-free firmware |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00307 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): b43-fwcutter |
bcm43xx-fwcutter
Description: Non-free firmware management utility (contrib) |
Homepage: |
Problem: Only useful to install non-free drivers |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): bcm43xx-fwcutter |
blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer
Description: Games by Parallel realities. |
Homepage: |
Problem: Includes artwork not properly licensed |
Recommended Fix: versions shipped by debian are marked dfsg. from 1.08 for blobwars, 1.0-1 for viruskiller, 1.05 for blobandconquer. starfighter is only in oldstable, and will be removed completely soon. |
References: http://www.happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4725&highlight= |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): blobandconquer, blobwars, blobwars-data, starfighter, viruskiller |
bnetd
Description: Gaming server that emulates Battle.net® |
Homepage: |
Problem: only useful with proprietary software |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00354
In one of its bugs are comments which seem to imply this is superceeded. |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): bnetd |
boinc / boinc-app-seti
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: texfont.C and texfont.h license |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00362
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?28528#comment3 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=131997#71 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): boinc, boinc-app-seti |
chromium-browser
Description: Freed version of googles Chrome Web browser |
Homepage: http://www.chromium.org/Home |
Problem: (1) Copyright or license of some code is unclear (2) Links to proprietary plugins. |
Recommended Fix: Remove the package |
References: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=28291 |
Copyright file: http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/LICENSE?revision=HEAD&view=markup |
(Source) package name(s): chromium-browser |
chromium-bsu
Description: fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter |
Homepage: http://chromium-bsu.sourceforge.net |
Problem: older versions distributed under Artistic License 1.0 |
Recommended Fix: Debian, at least, has permission to distribute it under the Clarified Artistic License since version 0.9.14.1. Distribute that (or something based on it) and you're fine. |
References: ver 0.9.13.2: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/chromium/chromium_0.9.13.2-1/chromium.copyright
ver 0.9.14.1: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/chromium-bsu/chromium-bsu_0.9.14.1-1/copyright |
Copyright file: http://chromium-bsu.sourceforge.net/LICENSE |
(Source) package name(s): chromium, chromium-bsu, chromium-data |
cia-clients
Description: scripts to talk to the CIA commit service. |
Homepage: |
Problem: contains a script for bitkeeper, which is only useful with proprietary software |
Recommended Fix: remove bitkeeper script |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552263 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): cia-clients |
command-not-found
Description: command-not-found is the program sugesting what package to install if one tries to execute a non-installed application in a shell. |
Homepage: |
Problem: suggests proprietary software |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00364 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): command-not-found |
cracklib2
Description: PAM plugin |
Homepage: |
Problem: used to be under Artistic License |
Recommended Fix: under GPLv2 since 2005: http://cracklib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cracklib/trunk/cracklib/README-LICENSE?view=markup , upgrade to 2.8.11 or newer. |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00109 |
Copyright file: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/c/cracklib2/current/copyright |
(Source) package name(s): cracklib2 |
d4x
Description: Graphical file downloader |
Homepage: |
Problem: Non-free license: "This Program is free but not GPL!!! You can't modify it [...]" |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00290 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): d4x |
debian-installer
Description: Debian installer |
Homepage: |
Problem: Installer asks for non-free firmware |
Recommended Fix: |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29275 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): debian-installer |
debian-reference
Description: Documentation for using the Debian system |
Homepage: |
Problem: suggests/instructs installing proprietary software. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00320 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): debian-reference |
dosbox
Description: DOS compatible virtual machine. |
Homepage: |
Problem: package “dosbox” in archive contains non-free bits |
Recommended Fix: update to 0.74 or later. |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00351 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): dosbox |
dosemu
Description: DOS emulator. |
Homepage: http://www.dosemu.org |
Problem: Suggests to use binaries from a DOS system that can only built with non-free software in README.bindist and INSTALL |
Recommended Fix: build dosemu with a free DOS that can be build with free software |
References: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2010-12/msg00049.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-legal@lists.debian.org/msg34680.html http://www.connochaetos.org/forum/topic.php?post=6074#post6074 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): dosemu |
ee
Description: ncurses text editor |
Homepage: |
Problem: Artistic license 1.0 |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://trisquel.info/en/issues/ee-142-artistic-license-10 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): ee |
envyng-core, envyng-gtk, envyng-qt
Description: Installer for nVidias proprietary drivers (contrib) |
Homepage: |
Problem: Only used to install non-free software |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-users/2009-06/msg00004.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): envyng-core, envyng-gtk, envyng-qt |
firefox
Description: Web browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: recommends non-free software |
Recommended Fix: (use GNU IceCat, or equivalent) |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00227 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): firefox, firefox-3.0, firefox-3.5 |
fpc
Description: Free Pascal compiler. |
Homepage: http://www.freepascal.org/ |
Problem: non-free software (and a copyright violation) Fixed, http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00288 |
Recommended Fix: 2.2.2 is required to make sure it's free |
References: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-dev/2009-06/msg00010.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): fpc |
freedoom
Description: free game. |
Homepage: |
Problem: musical plagiarism |
Recommended Fix: 2009-06-15: Freedoom 0.6.4 released. A copyright violation has been found in the Freedoom tree and has been removed. This is the only change from 0.6.3, but it removes much of the music. All previous versions are pulled from the download area at the moment since they were all tainted. |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00324 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): freedoom |
galeon
Description: gnome Web browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: recommends non-free software |
Recommended Fix: use GNU IceCat, or equivalent |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?30027 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): galeon |
gkrellm-snmp
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: links against openssl without exception |
Recommended Fix: Upgrade to upstream 1.1 or Debian 1.0-1.2 (see debian bug report) |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508292 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): gkrellm-snmp |
GPL Ghostscript CMap data files
Description: Adobe CMap files for handling CJKV fonts. |
Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com |
Problem: license prohibits modification |
Recommended Fix: GNU Ghostscript |
References: http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-legal@lists.debian.org/msg22474.html |
Copyright file: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/trunk/gs/LICENSE |
(Source) package name(s): ghostscript |
gnome-app-install
Description: Browse and install software packages |
Homepage: |
Problem: Recommends nonfree software. Could be used if you prevent that from happening. |
Recommended Fix: remove it, its considered deprecated upstream (eg http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gnome-app-install.html ) |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): gnome-app-install |
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
Description: GStreamer loader for DLL codecs (contrib) |
Homepage: |
Problem: Those DLL codecs are nonfree |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00214 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): gstreamer0.10-pitfdll |
helix-player
Description: Media player |
Homepage: |
Problem: Suggests that the user download the nonfree Real Player |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00100 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): helix-player |
iceape
Description: Iceape Internet Suite browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: recommends non-free software |
Recommended Fix: use GNU IceCat, or equivalent |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): iceape |
iceweasel
Description: firefox based web browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: same issues as firefox, incl. suggesting proprietary plugins |
Recommended Fix: use gnu icecat |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): iceweasel |
isdnutils
Description: software to manage ISDN network connections |
Homepage: |
Problem: At the very least, eurofile/src/wuauth/sigfix.c has a license which prohibits commercial use. There is also code in the codebase that has advertising clauses; more investigation is needed to determine whether or not this conflicts with the GPL that covers most of the code. The package also contains sourceless firmware. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=559425 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): isdnutils |
ivman
Description: generic event handler for HAL events |
Homepage: |
Problem: The project is dual licensed, but there are concerns about how that dual licensing was done. Note also that the project is orphaned. If you really want to include it, though, it might be possible to find a good version to work from. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208737#c18 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): ivman |
jockey
Description: GUI driver manager software |
Homepage: |
Problem: Installs for propietary drivers (contrib) |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): jockey |
konqueror
Description: Web browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: recommends non-free software |
Recommended Fix: use GNU IceCat, or equivalent |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?32954 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?32646 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): konqueror |
libberkeleydb-perl
Description: allow access to Berkeley DB databases as if they were normal Perl hash tables |
Homepage: |
Problem: MT19937 implementation is non-free |
Recommended Fix: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2010-05/msg00000.html |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29840 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29839 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): libberkeleydb-perl |
libsmi2-common
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: libsmi ships MIB files licensed under a restrictive license |
Recommended Fix: For debian packages, 0.4.8+dfsg2 and above should be freed of these files. |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498476 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): libsmi |
libsnmp-base
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: libsmi2-common contains a lot of MIB licensed under a restrictive license |
Recommended Fix: For debian derivatives use 5.4.2.1-dfsg and higher. |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498475 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): net-snmp |
libxprintapputil
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: libxprintapputil does not refer to a free software license, not in the source code files nor in COPYING. So default copyright applies, which makes the package non-free. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00336 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): libxprintapputil |
linux linux-backports-modules* linux-ubuntu-modules
Description: The kernel Linux, and associated packages |
Homepage: |
Problem: Includes nonfree blobs |
Recommended Fix: Use linux-libre instead |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29754 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/226646 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): linux, linux-2.*, linux-backports-modules*, linux-ubuntu-modules* linux-latest-2.6 |
linux-wlan-ng
Description: Utilities and integration scripts for certain wireless cards |
Homepage: |
Problem: These are only useful in conjunction with proprietary drivers for said cards |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): linux-wlan-ng |
linux-firmware
Description: Proprietary Firmware blobs required for many wifi cards |
Homepage: |
Problem: Sourceless firmware. |
Recommended Fix: Remove package(s) |
References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/179139 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): linux-firmware |
lucida
Description: Bitmap fonts donated to the X Consortium many years ago |
Homepage: |
Problem: License is nonfree: only permits verbatim use |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxi_(fonts)
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2010-10/msg00081.html |
Copyright file: |
MAME
Description: The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator - MAME |
Homepage: http://mamedev.org |
Problem: MAME License is nonfree: "Redistributions may not be sold, nor may they be used in a commercial product or activity." |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://mamedev.org/legal.html |
Copyright file: |
mesademos
Description: Example programs using Mesa and OpenGL |
Homepage: |
Problem: Nonfree license on two files, progs/demos/pointblast.c and progs/demos/spriteblast.c: only allows distribution, not modification. This package is probably still useful without those specific demos, if you want to prepare that. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00353
appears to be in debian oldstable only |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): mesademos |
Mac-on-Linux emulator
Description: Allows running MacOS inside a GNU/Linux system. |
Homepage: |
Problem: Only runs/supports proprietary software. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?28332 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): mol, mol-drivers-linux |
Meta-packages
Description: Packages who's primary purpose is to depend on other (real) packages. |
Homepage: |
Problem: Dependencies on non-free packages. |
Recommended Fix: Remove. |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): kubuntu-meta, ubuntu-meta |
Monkey's Audio Codec
Description: An Audio SDK, APE format |
Homepage: http://supermmx.org/linux/mac |
Problem: License is nonfree: must send back changes, maybe more. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/mac/
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2010-11/msg00015.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): mac |
moonlight
Description: implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight web application framework |
Homepage: http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight |
Problem: recommends non-free software (Microsoft Media Pack) |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://ossguy.com/?p=266 |
Copyright file: http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewvc/trunk/moon/LICENSE?view=co |
(Source) package name(s): moon |
mp32ogg
Description: Converts mp3 files to Ogg Vorbis files. |
Homepage: http://faceprint.com/code/ |
Problem: Artistic License 1.0 |
Recommended Fix: Remove. |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?28952 |
Copyright file: http://faceprint.com/code/ |
(Source) package name(s): mp32ogg |
ndiswrapper, ndisgtk
Description: Lets Linux use NDIS drivers |
Homepage: |
Problem: With one exception, all NDIS drivers are nonfree--and the one free one is a Windows port of a native Linux driver. So right now, this isn't useful for anything besides using nonfree software--although that could theoretically change in the future. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00236 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): ndiswrapper, ndisgtk |
nikto
Description: Web server security scanner |
Homepage: |
Problem: The files in plugins/db_* have a very restrictive license. If the software's still usable without those, it looks like you could take those out and distribute what's left. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2008/04/msg00026.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): nikto |
nouveau-kernel-source
Description: DKMS source for the nouveau kernel modules |
Homepage: |
Problem: The package nouveau-kernel-source included in Ubuntu Karmic and Jaunty contains the drm modules for the linux kernel, which include several hexadecimal blobs. The non free pieces seem to be in the radeon, mga and nouveau drivers. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): nouveau-kernel-source |
nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
Description: Configuration tool for NVidia's proprietary video drivers |
Homepage: |
Problem: Only useful with nonfree software |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): nvidia-settings, nvidia-xconfig |
OpenOffice.org
Description: Office suite. |
Homepage: http://www.openoffice.org/ |
Problem: (1) Recommends non-free software. (extensions) (2) Has non-free components (Artistic License). |
Recommended Fix: (1) Change link to point to the LibrePlanet list of extensions. (2) Remove the non-free components from source. |
References: (1) http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?29832 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29833 (2) http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?29882 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?29884 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): openoffice.org |
pdftk
Description: PDF file manipulator |
Homepage: |
Problem: Sun proprietary code inside the package |
Recommended Fix: Debian packages are free of this issue from 1.41+dfsg-1 |
References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=236310#c0 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): pdftk |
poppler CMap data files
Description: Adobe CMap files for handling CJKV fonts.
This is a component of poppler, a PDF rendering library Note: not all GNU/Linux distributions split poppler-data from poppler (e.g. Fedora) Since Sep 2009 the Adobe CMaps are released under BSD 3-clause. |
Homepage: http://poppler.freedesktop.org |
Problem: license prohibits modification |
Recommended Fix: GNU Ghostscript
http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/ghostscript.html or use a poppler-data version posterior to the relicense date (2.4.4 is fine) |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=500132
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-legal@lists.debian.org/msg22474.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487510 Relicensing news: http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2009/09/msg00039.html |
Copyright file: http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler-data/COPYING?view=co |
(Source) package name(s): poppler-data |
psutils
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: Includes files under the old artisitc licence. |
Recommended Fix: Remove the files |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30782 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): psutils |
pvpgn
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: pvpgn requires nonfree software to work, only useful with proprietary software |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00355 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): pvpgn |
rman
Description: Converts man pages into other formats |
Homepage: |
Problem: Released under the original, nonfree Artistic license |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00291 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): rman |
screenlets
Description: fully themable mini-apps |
Homepage: |
Problem: May contain non-free data |
Recommended Fix: |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?32239 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): screenlets |
scribus-ng-doc
Description: Documentation for Scribus-ng |
Homepage: |
Problem: Released under Open Publication License and the author exercises the “LICENSE OPTIONS” |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00300
debian changelog entry for the doc getting packaged for non-free |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): scribus-ng-doc |
seamonkey
Description: Web browser |
Homepage: |
Problem: recommends non-free software |
Recommended Fix: use GNU IceCat, or equivalent |
References: https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?31019 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): seamonkey |
teeworlds
Description: |
Homepage: |
Problem: In the copyright file of teeworlds, the 4th item in the license:
4. Neither this software nor any of its individual components, in original or modified versions, may be sold by itself. Version 0.5.0 no longer contains this item. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/teeworlds/+bug/520003 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): teeworlds |
testdrive
Description: Testdrive helps you download and run the daily Ubuntu development ISO in a virtual machine on your local hardware. |
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/testdrive |
Problem: The daily Ubuntu development ISOs contain non-free packages. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): testdrive |
texlive-base-bin - getnonfreefonts script
Description: TeX Live: Essential binaries
These programs are regarded as basic for any TeX system. |
Homepage: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=getnonfreefonts |
Problem: This package includes a script that dowloads and installs non-free fonts, called getnonfreefonts. |
Recommended Fix: The script can be safely removed. It has been removed from upstream as of 26 November 2009. |
References: http://man.he.net/man1/getnonfreefonts
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=jaunty§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=contents&keywords=getnonfreefonts http://trisquel.info/en/issues/texlive-base-bin-tiene-un-guion-que-descarga-fuentes-no-libres-de-adobe |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): texlive-bin texlive-extra |
Thunderbird
Description: Email client |
Homepage: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/thunderbird/ |
Problem: Recommends non-free software (extensions). |
Recommended Fix: Change link to point to GNUzilla's list of free addons. |
References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00293 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): icedove, thunderbird |
ubufox
Description: Firefox branding |
Homepage: |
Problem: Recommends nonfree plugins |
Recommended Fix: |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): ubufox |
unetbootin
Description: UNetbootin allows for the installation of various Linux/BSD distributions to a partition or USB drive, so it's no different from a standard install, only it doesn't need a CD. It can create a dual-boot install, or replace the existing OS entirely. |
Homepage: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ |
Problem: It lists many non-fsdg operating systems. |
Recommended Fix: Remove or change the list of distros available. FUSBi is a fork which does so. |
References: |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): unetbootin |
unrar
Description: Extracts RAR-format archives |
Homepage: |
Problem: Nonfree license |
Recommended Fix: |
References: Use The Unarchiver instead |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): unrar-nonfree |
VirtualBox OSE Guest Additions
Description: x86 virtualization solution - guest additions. Can be found in Ubuntu multiverse, note that the virtualbox-ose package is free software. |
Homepage: |
Problem: The license is non-free. |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://www.mail-archive.com/gnu-linux-libre@nongnu.org/msg00787.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): virtualbox-guest-additions |
VisualBoyAdvance
Description: Game Boy Advance emulator. |
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vba |
Problem: Contains a non-free file (commercial distribution not allowed). |
Recommended Fix: Remove the file (2xSaImmx.asm). You might have to use different settings to compile. |
References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607598 |
Copyright file: http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-games/visualboyadvance.git;a=blob;f=src/i386/2xSaImmx.asm;h=e0f2e268b604fce4b40d75d68e93ab5f9adfe339;hb=HEAD |
(Source) package name(s): vbaexpress, visualboyadvance |
vrms
Description: Purports to tell you about nonfree software on your system. |
Homepage: |
Problem: Incomplete and misleading. |
Recommended Fix: Remove it, a free distribution doesn't need it. |
References: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-users/2007-02/msg00027.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): vrms |
XChat
Description: IRC client. |
Homepage: http://xchat.org/ |
Problem: Refers to a non-free browser in its URL handlers. |
Recommended Fix: Remove the URL handler entry. |
References: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3043326&group_id=239&atid=350239 |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): xchat |
xv
Description: Image viewer. |
Homepage: |
Problem: License is "shareware for personal use only." |
Recommended Fix: |
References: http://www.trilon.com/xv/pricing.html |
Copyright file: |
(Source) package name(s): xv |