Difference between revisions of "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"

Revision as of 23:13, 25 October 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.

Please do not add a package to this list until it's been discussed on gnu-linux-libre 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.

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

app-install-data-commercial

Description: 3rd party proprietary software supplied by Canonical.

Homepage:

Problem: Recommends non-free apps.

Copyright file: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/a/app-install-data-commercial/app-install-data-commercial_9/app-install-data-commercial.copyright

bcm43xx-fwcutter

Description: Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)

Homepage:

Problem: Only useful to install non-free drivers

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

b43-fwcutter

Description: Non-free firmware management utility (contrib)

Homepage:

Problem: Only useful to install non-free firmware

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer

Description: Games by Parallel realities.

Homepage:

Problem: Includes artwork not properly licensed

Copyright file:

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

References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00109

Copyright file:

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:

envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt

Description: Installer for nVidias proprietary drivers (contrib)

Homepage:

Problem: Only used to install non-free software

Copyright file:

firefox

Description: Web browser

Homepage:

Problem: recommends non-free software

Recommended Fix:

References: {{{R}}}

Copyright file:

fpc

Description: Free Pascal compiler.

Homepage:

Problem: non-free software (and a copyright violation)

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:

freedoom

Description: free game.

Homepage:

Problem: musical plagiarism

Recommended Fix:

References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00324

Copyright file:

GLP Ghostscript CMap data files

Description: Adobe CMap files for handling CJKV fonts.

This is a component of GPL Ghostscript, a postScript interpreter and renderer

Homepage: http://www.ghostscript.com

Problem: license prohibits modification

Recommended Fix: GNU Ghostscript

http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/ghostscript.html

References: http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-legal@lists.debian.org/msg22474.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487510

Copyright file: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostscript/trunk/gs/LICENSE

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:

References:

Copyright file:

gstreamer0.10-pitfdll

Description: GStreamer loader for DLL codecs

Homepage:

Problem: Those DLL codecs are nonfree

Recommended Fix:

References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00214

Copyright file:

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:

isdnutils

Description: software to manage ISDN network connections

Homepage:

Problem: At the very least, eurofile/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.

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

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.

Copyright file:

jockey

Description: GUI driver manager software

Homepage:

Problem: Installs for propietary drivers (contrib)

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/226646

Copyright file:

linux-wlan-ng

Description: Utilities and integration scripts for certian wireless cards

Homepage:

Problem: These are only useful in conjunction with proprietary drivers for said cards

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

linux-firmware

Description: Proprietary Firmware blobs required for many wifi cards

Homepage:

Problem: Sourceless firmware.

Copyright file:

lucida

Description: Bitmap fonts donated to the X Consortium many years ago

Homepage:

Problem: License is nonfree: only permits verbatim use

Recommended Fix:

References:

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 stil useful without those specific demos, if you want to prepare that.

Recommended Fix:

References: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00353

Copyright file:

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

http://ossguy.com/moonlight/microsoft_media_pack_eula.xhtml

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.

Copyright file:

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:

pdftk

Description: PDF file manipulator

Homepage:

Problem: Sun proprietary code inside the package

Copyright file:

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)

Homepage: http://poppler.freedesktop.org

Problem: license prohibits modification

Recommended Fix: GNU Ghostscript

http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/ghostscript.html

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

Copyright file: http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler-data/COPYING?view=co

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:

rman

Description: Converts man pages into other formats

Homepage:

Problem: Released under the original, nonfree Artistic license

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

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

Copyright file:

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. The script can be safely removed.

Recommended Fix:

References: http://man.he.net/man1/getnonfreefonts

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=jaunty&section=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:

ubufox

Description: Firefox branding

Homepage:

Problem: Recommends nonfree plugins

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

unrar

Description: Extracts RAR-format archives

Homepage:

Problem: Nonfree license

Recommended Fix:

References:

Copyright file:

vrms

Description: Purports to tell you about nonfree software on your system.

Homepage:

Problem: Incomplete and misleading.

Copyright file:

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 Please do not add a package to this list until it's been discussed on gnu-linux-libre 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.
+=== Afio ===
 {{package|
-N= Afio |
 D= Afio manipulates groups of files, copying them within or between filesystems and an afio archive.
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 }}
+=== app-install-data-commercial ===
 {{package|
-N= app-install-data-commercial |
 D= 3rd party proprietary software supplied by Canonical. |
 H= |
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 }}
+=== bcm43xx-fwcutter ===
 {{package|
-N= bcm43xx-fwcutter |
 D= Non-free firmware management utility (contrib) |
 H= |
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 }}
+=== b43-fwcutter ===
 {{package|
-N= b43-fwcutter |
 D= Non-free firmware management utility (contrib) |
 H= |
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 }}
+=== blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer ===
 {{package|
-N= blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer |
 D= Games by Parallel realities. |
 H= |
@@ Line 58: / Line 57: @@
 }}
+=== cracklib2 ===
 {{package|
-N= cracklib2 |
 D= PAM plugin |
 H= |
@@ Line 68: / Line 67: @@
 }}
+=== d4x ===
 {{package|
-N= d4x |
 D= Graphical file downloader |
 H= |
@@ Line 78: / Line 77: @@
 }}
+=== envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt ===
 {{package|
-N= envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt |
 D= Installer for nVidias proprietary drivers (contrib) |
 H= |
@@ Line 89: / Line 87: @@
 }}
+=== firefox ===
 {{package|
-N= firefox |
 D= Web browser |
 H= |
@@ Line 100: / Line 97: @@
 }}
+=== fpc ===
 {{package|
-N= fpc |
 D= Free Pascal compiler. |
 H= |
@@ Line 110: / Line 107: @@
 }}
+=== freedoom ===
 {{package|
-N= freedoom |
 D= free game. |
 H= |
@@ Line 120: / Line 117: @@
 }}
+=== GLP Ghostscript CMap data files ===
 {{package|
-N= GLP Ghostscript CMap data files |
 D= Adobe CMap files for handling CJKV fonts.
 This is a component of GPL Ghostscript, a postScript interpreter and renderer |
@@ Line 133: / Line 130: @@
 }}
+=== gnome-app-install ===
 {{package|
-N= gnome-app-install|
 D= Browse and install software packages|
 H= |
@@ Line 143: / Line 140: @@
 }}
+=== gstreamer0.10-pitfdll ===
 {{package|
-N= gstreamer0.10-pitfdll|
 D= GStreamer loader for DLL codecs|
 H= |
@@ Line 153: / Line 150: @@
 }}
+=== helix-player ===
 {{package|
-N= helix-player|
 D= Media player|
 H= |
@@ Line 163: / Line 160: @@
 }}
+=== isdnutils ===
 {{package|
-N= isdnutils|
 D= software to manage ISDN network connections|
 H= |
@@ Line 173: / Line 170: @@
 }}
+=== ivman ===
 {{package|
-N= ivman|
 D= generic event handler for HAL events|
 H= |
@@ Line 183: / Line 180: @@
 }}
+=== jockey ===
 {{package|
-N= jockey|
 D= GUI driver manager software|
 H= |
@@ Line 193: / Line 190: @@
 }}
+=== linux linux-backports-modules linux-ubuntu-modules ===
 {{package|
-N= linux linux-backports-modules linux-ubuntu-modules|
 D= The kernel Linux, and associated packages|
 H= |
@@ Line 203: / Line 200: @@
 }}
+=== linux-wlan-ng ===
 {{package|
-N= linux-wlan-ng|
 D= Utilities and integration scripts for certian wireless cards|
 H= |
@@ Line 213: / Line 210: @@
 }}
+=== linux-firmware ===
 {{package|
-N= linux-firmware|
 D= Proprietary Firmware blobs required for many wifi cards|
 H= |
@@ Line 223: / Line 220: @@
 }}
+=== lucida ===
 {{package|
-N= lucida|
 D= Bitmap fonts donated to the X Consortium many years ago|
 H= |
@@ Line 233: / Line 230: @@
 }}
+=== mesademos ===
 {{package|
-N= mesademos|
 D= Example programs using Mesa and OpenGL|
 H= |
@@ Line 243: / Line 240: @@
 }}
+=== moonlight ===
 {{package|
-N= moonlight |
 D= implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight web application framework |
 H= http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight |
@@ Line 254: / Line 251: @@
 }}
+=== nikto ===
 {{package|
-N= nikto|
 D= Web server security scanner|
 H= |
@@ Line 264: / Line 261: @@
 }}
+=== nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings ===
 {{package|
-N= nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings|
 D= Configuration tool for NVidia's proprietary video drivers|
 H= |
@@ Line 274: / Line 271: @@
 }}
+=== pdftk ===
 {{package|
-N= pdftk|
 D= PDF file manipulator|
 H= |
@@ Line 284: / Line 281: @@
 }}
+=== poppler CMap data files ===
 {{package|
-N= poppler CMap data files |
 D= Adobe CMap files for handling CJKV fonts.
 This is a component of poppler, a PDF rendering library
@@ Line 301: / Line 298: @@
 }}
+=== ndiswrapper, ndisgtk ===
 {{package|
-N= ndiswrapper, ndisgtk|
 D= Lets Linux use NDIS drivers|
 H= |
@@ Line 311: / Line 308: @@
 }}
+=== rman ===
 {{package|
-N= rman|
 D= Converts man pages into other formats|
 H= |
@@ Line 321: / Line 318: @@
 }}
+=== scribus-ng-doc ===
 {{package|
-N= scribus-ng-doc|
 D= Documentation for Scribus-ng|
 H= |
@@ Line 331: / Line 328: @@
 }}
+=== texlive-base-bin - getnonfreefonts script ===
 {{package|
-N= texlive-base-bin - getnonfreefonts script|
 D=TeX Live: Essential binaries
 These programs are regarded as basic for any TeX system. |
@@ Line 344: / Line 341: @@
 }}
+=== ubufox ===
 {{package|
-N= ubufox|
 D= Firefox branding|
 H= |
@@ Line 354: / Line 351: @@
 }}
+=== unrar ===
 {{package|
-N= unrar|
 D= Extracts RAR-format archives|
 H= |
@@ Line 364: / Line 361: @@
 }}
+=== vrms ===
 {{package|
-N= vrms|
 D= Purports to tell you about nonfree software on your system.|
 H= |

Difference between revisions of "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"

Revision as of 23:13, 25 October 2009

Contents

Afio

app-install-data-commercial

bcm43xx-fwcutter

b43-fwcutter

blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer

cracklib2

d4x

envyng-core envyng-gtk envyng-qt

firefox

fpc

freedoom

GLP Ghostscript CMap data files

gnome-app-install

gstreamer0.10-pitfdll

helix-player

isdnutils

ivman

jockey

linux linux-backports-modules linux-ubuntu-modules

linux-wlan-ng

linux-firmware

lucida

mesademos

moonlight

nikto

nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings

pdftk

poppler CMap data files

ndiswrapper, ndisgtk

rman

scribus-ng-doc

texlive-base-bin - getnonfreefonts script

ubufox

unrar

vrms