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List of common non free packages. The initial list comes from Trisquel -and should also match gNewSense filters-, so it contains both Ubuntu specific packages and common ones too.
 
List of common non free packages. The initial list comes from Trisquel -and should also match gNewSense filters-, so it contains both Ubuntu specific packages and common ones too.
  
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;afio
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:"It may not be sold at a profit." /afio/usr/share/doc/afio/copyright
  
 
;app-install-data-commercial
 
;app-install-data-commercial
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;blobwars
 
;blobwars
 
:Includes artwork not properly licensed
 
:Includes artwork not properly licensed
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;cracklib2
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:used to be under Artistic License, got under GPLv2 since 2005: http://cracklib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cracklib/trunk/cracklib/README-LICENSE?view=markup
  
 
;d4x
 
;d4x
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;envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt
 
;envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt
 
:Installer for Nvidious propietary drivers (contrib)
 
:Installer for Nvidious propietary drivers (contrib)
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;firefox
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:recommends non-free software
  
 
;free pascal compiler
 
;free pascal compiler
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;helix-player
 
;helix-player
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:Suggest the user to download Real Player
  
 
;isdnactivecards
 
;isdnactivecards
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:original BSD license for some files
  
 
;ivman
 
;ivman
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;ndiswrapper, ndisgtk
 
;ndiswrapper, ndisgtk
 
:Wrapper for proprietary drivers (contrib)
 
:Wrapper for proprietary drivers (contrib)
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;rman
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:original Artistic License
  
 
;ubufox
 
;ubufox

Revision as of 12:02, 13 August 2009

List of common non free packages. The initial list comes from Trisquel -and should also match gNewSense filters-, so it contains both Ubuntu specific packages and common ones too.

afio
"It may not be sold at a profit." /afio/usr/share/doc/afio/copyright
app-install-data-commercial
Recommends non-free apps.
bcm43xx-fwcutter
Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)
b43-fwcutter
Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)
blobwars
Includes artwork not properly licensed
cracklib2
used to be under Artistic License, got under GPLv2 since 2005: http://cracklib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cracklib/trunk/cracklib/README-LICENSE?view=markup
d4x
Non-free license: "This Program is free but not GPL!!! You can't modify it [...]"
envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt
Installer for Nvidious propietary drivers (contrib)
firefox
recommends non-free software
free pascal compiler
Version up to 2.2.2 is required to make sure it's free. See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnewsense-dev/2009-06/msg00010.html
gnome-app-install
The Ubuntu version recommends non-free software. (contrib)
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
Loader for non-free dll codecs (contrib)
helix-player
Suggest the user to download Real Player
isdnactivecards
original BSD license for some files
ivman
Has some issues and was also orphaned: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208737#c18
jockey
Installer for propietary drivers (contrib)
linux linux-backports-modules linux-ubuntu-modules
Replaced by linux-libre
linux-wlan-ng
Listed in the gNewSense deltah filters (contrib?)
lucida
Bitmap fonts donated to the X Consortium many years ago under a verbatim license.
nikto
nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
Config tool for the non-free driver (contrib)
ophcrack
Windows password cracker (contrib) Discuss.
pdftk
Non-free code included: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=236310#c0
ndiswrapper, ndisgtk
Wrapper for proprietary drivers (contrib)
rman
original Artistic License
ubufox
Firefox branding, recommends non-free plugins (contrib)
unrar
Non-free license.
vrms
Incomplete and misleading.

Please add your packages to the list with a description of the reason to be blacklisted.