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This page monitors Trisquel's freedom status with regards to the software listed on LibrePlanet wiki concerning software that does not respect GNU's Guidelines for Free System Distributions

Software

Template

  • Description:
  • Problem:
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s):
  • Trisquel Status:

Anything to PostScript (Perl version)

  • Description:
  • Problem: Non-commercial license.
  • Recommended Fix: Remove.
  • (Source) package name(s): a2ps-perl-ja
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

ACE

  • Description: An object oriented programming toolkit in C++.
  • Problem: Distribution and modification of the DDS4 specification is restricted.
  • Recommended Fix: Remove ptc_09-10-26 DDS4CCM v1-0 WCB.pdf or use a version equal to or higher than 5.8.0.
  • (Source) package name(s): ace
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Version > 5.80 in Trisquel 5.5 and above)

AcetoneISO

  • Description: Application to mount and manage CD and DVD images.
  • Problem: Requires non-free software.
  • Recommended Fix: Replace PowerISO dependency with free software.
  • (Source) package name(s): acetoneiso
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

aee

  • Description: ncurses text editor
  • Problem: Artistic license 1.0
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): aee
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

afi

  • Description: afio manipulates groups of files, copying them within or between filesystems and an afio archive
  • Problem: "It may not be sold at a profit." /afio/usr/share/doc/afio/copyright
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): afio
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

app-install-data-commercial

  • Description: 3rd party proprietary software supplied by Canonical.
  • Problem: Recommends non-free apps.
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): app-install-data-commercial
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

apt

Audacious plugins

  • Description: Plugins for the Audacious audio player.
  • Problem: Contains code released under the MAME license.
  • Recommended Fix: Remove the psf code. Use debian version 2.3+dfsg-1 or later.
  • (Source) package name(s): audacious-plugins
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Version > 2.3+dfsg-1 in Trisquel 5.5 and above)

Ax25-apps

Ax25pyd

Axiom

b43-fwcutter

  • Description: Management utility for non-free firmware (contrib)
  • Problem: Only useful to install non-free firmware
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): b43-fwcutter
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

bcm43xx-fwcutter

  • Description: Management utility for non-free firmware (contrib)
  • Problem: Only useful to install non-free drivers
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): bcm43xx-fwcutter
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

blobwars, starfighter, viruskiller, blobandconquer

  • Description: Games by Parallel realities.
  • 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.
  • (Source) package name(s):blobandconquer, blobwars, blobwars-data, starfighter, viruskiller
  • Trisquel Status: Unknown, "Recommended Fix" is unclear.

bnetd

boinc / boinc-app-seti

  • Description:
  • Problem: (1) texfont.C and texfont.h license (2) boinc downloads nonfree apps
  • Recommended Fix: (1) Use glut version 3.7-13 or newer (2) White-list only free distributed computing projects.
  • (Source) package name(s): boinc, boinc-app-seti
  • Trisquel Status: (1) Fixed (Version > 3.7.13 in Trisquel) (2) NOT FIXED (Trisquel Bug #5658)

chromium-browser

  • Description: Freed version of googles Chrome Web browser
  • Problem: (1) Copyright or license of some code is unclear (2) Links to proprietary plugins.
  • Recommended Fix: Remove the package
  • (Source) package name(s): chromium-browser
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

chromium-bsu

  • Description: fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter
  • 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.
  • (Source) package name(s): chromium, chromium-bsu, chromium-data
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Version > 9.14.1-1 in Trisquel 5.0 and above)

cia-clients

  • Description: scripts to talk to the CIA commit service.
  • Problem: contains a script for bitkeeper, which is only useful with proprietary software
  • Recommended Fix: remove bitkeeper script
  • (Source) package name(s): cia-clients
  • Trisquel Status: NOT FIXED

command-not-found

  • Description: command-not-found is the program suggesting what package to install if one tries to execute a non-installed application in a shell.
  • Problem: suggests proprietary software
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): command-not-found
  • Trisquel Status:

cracklib2

d4x

  • Description: Graphical file downloader
  • Problem: Non-free license: "This Program is free but not GPL!!! You can't modify it [...]"
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): d4x
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

debian-installer

  • Description: Debian installer
  • Problem: Installer asks for non-free firmware
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): debian-installer
  • Trisquel Status: Unknown: Needs code review

debian-reference

  • Description: Documentation for using the Debian system
  • Problem: suggests/instructs installing proprietary software.
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): debian-reference
  • Trisquel Status:

dosbox

dosemu

ee

  • Description: An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobics
  • Problem: Artistic license 1.0
  • Recommended Fix: Remove package
  • (Source) package name(s): ee
  • Trisquel Status: [Fixed (Package removed)

envyng-core, envyng-gtk, envyng-qt

  • Description: Installer for nVidias proprietary drivers (contrib)
  • Problem: Only used to install non-free software
  • Recommended Fix:
  • (Source) package name(s): envyng-core, envyng-gtk, envyng-qt
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Package removed)

firefox

fpc

  • Description: Free Pascal compiler.
  • Problem: non-free software (and a copyright violation)
  • Recommended Fix: 2.2.2 is required to make sure it's free
  • (Source) package name(s): fpc
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Version > 2.2.2 in Trisquel)

Free Abuse Extensions

  • Description: Levels and graphics for Abuse.
  • Problem: The "Claudio" add-ons don't allow distribution and only non-commercial use.
  • Recommended Fix: Remove the Claudio add-ons.
  • (Source) package name(s): abuse-frabs
  • Trisquel Status:

freedoom

  • Description: free game.
  • 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.
  • (Source) package name(s): freedoom
  • Trisquel Status: Fixed (Version > 0.6.4 in Trisquel)

Revisions

06/20/2012 - 10:09
SirGrant
SirGrant
02/05/2013 - 18:29
Horgeon
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11/18/2013 - 06:38
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