Debian Bug report logs - #96759
RFP: gtkipmsg -- IP Messenger in GTK.

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: ITP: gtkipmsg -- IP Messenger in GTK

Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 22:14:38 +0900

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


gtkipmsg is an IP Messenger (a message passing utility for local network
using UDP protocol, which you can use to communicate with peers running
Microsoft Windows or MacOS) implementation in GTK. 

The copyright :

all portions that have been taken from X IP Messenger:

XIP Messenger V0.8086
/*
 * Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997
 *      Toshihiro Kanda.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
 *    must display the following acknowledgement:
 *      This product includes software developed by Toshihiro Kanda.
 * 4. Neither the name of the author nor the names of any co-contributors
 *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
 *    without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY TOSHIHIRO KANDA AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL TOSHIHIRO KANDA OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 */

Original IP Messenger for Windows:
  Copyright (C) 1996 by H.Shirouzu <shirouzu@ntt-it.co.jp>

BSD Daemon Copyright 1988 by Marshall Kirk McKusick. All Rights Reserved.

AD2C - convert resource files to C decls
  by George Ferguson, ferguson@cs.rochester.edu



All portions appended are by GPL version 2.


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Message #10 received at 96759@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

To: control@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 96759@bugs.debian.org

Subject: GPL is not compatible with BSD with ad. clause

Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 22:41:27 +0900

retitle 96759 RFP: gtkipmsg -- IP Messenger in GTK.
thanks

This thing is not redistributable, according to www.gnu.org

Well, anyone with energy to negotiate licenses should take this package up.

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Message #17 received at 96759-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Filip Van Raemdonck <mechanix@debian.org>

To: 96759-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: unpackageable

Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:18:18 +0200

This applications mixes two incompatible (advertising requirement 4-clause
BSD & GPL) licenses.
On top of this there hasn't been a release for years; and it's GTK+ 1
(thus obsolete now) software.


Regards,

Filip

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Message #22 received at 96759@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

To: 96759@bugs.debian.org,Filip Van Raemdonck <mechanix@debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#96759 acknowledged by developer (unpackageable)

Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 07:35:15 +0900

> This applications mixes two incompatible (advertising requirement 4-clause
> BSD & GPL) licenses.

I have tried to contact upstream about license changes; 
without response so far, as far as I can remember.


> On top of this there hasn't been a release for years; and it's GTK+ 1
> (thus obsolete now) software.

Less obsolete than xipmsg...



regards,
	junichi

Message #27 received at 96759@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Filip Van Raemdonck <mechanix@debian.org>

To: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>

Cc: 96759@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#96759 acknowledged by developer (unpackageable)

Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:44:30 +0200

On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 07:35:15AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> 
> > This applications mixes two incompatible (advertising requirement 4-clause
> > BSD & GPL) licenses.
> 
> I have tried to contact upstream about license changes; 
> without response so far, as far as I can remember.

Which is mostly my point. How useful is it to keep open over 2 years old RFP
bugs for software which can't be packaged anyway, and for which attempts
to resolve the problem have so far not had any result?

> > On top of this there hasn't been a release for years; and it's GTK+ 1
> > (thus obsolete now) software.
> 
> Less obsolete than xipmsg...

Not really, xipmsg still works with latest XFree86.
Gtkipmsg may still build with GTK+ 2 if it doesn't use anything which has
already been really obsoleted (though such apps are scarce IME), but it's
bound to use at least some deprecated features.


Regards,

Filip

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