Summary: Source package psutils contains non-free files that are of unclear copyright and origin.
Versions Used:
Steps to reproduce:
- Download the source code for package: Here
- Unpack/untar the source code and navigate to: /psutils-1.17.orig/LICENSE
- License file states:
The included files, md68_0.ps and md71_0.ps (and their uuencoded forms) are (to the best of my knowledge) copyright Apple Computer, Inc.
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gNewSense Bug also states this about the problem:
Technical, those files are used by fixmacps(1), which "fixes" PostScript generated from a Macintosh PC that it works correctly with psutils package (according to manpage).
The fix would be, to remove fixmacps and the postcript files md68_0.ps and md71_0.ps from the package.
References:
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.
Merge accepted.
Merge request: https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/package-helpers/merge_requests/101
It backports from belenos.
psutils 1.17.dfsg-1 helpers...
for 6.0: https://gitorious.org/trisquel-package-helpers/helpers/blobs/81fd357abeff85b774f7ac989e0fa082bfd5d1cf/helpers/make-psutils
for 5.5: https://gitorious.org/trisquel-package-helpers/helpers/blobs/d66cfbbcd728de94af5146eefe4e765c7dea54d1/helpers/make-psutils
Created from: https://launchpad.net/~rbose-debianizer/+archive/temp/+packages?field.name_filter=psutils&field.status_filter=published&field.series_filter=
Still present in 6.0. Fixed version is in Ubuntu 'Raring' which should correspond to Trisquel 7
Fixed upstream. Just have to wait for the new version to reach us.
Assigning to upstream:
Debian GNU/Linux Bug#682708 (psutils contains files with unknown/unclear copyright)