[cmucl-imp] Debian bug 821150: problems with the PCL license [resend]

[Stas Boukarev]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Peter Van Eynde <pvaneynd at mailworks.org>
wrote:

> Hello team,
>
> I fear that someone noticed a problem with the license of the PCL files
> in cmucl. The license reads (for example from
> https://gitlab.common-lisp.net/cmucl/cmucl/blob/master/src/pcl/boot.lisp):
>
> > ;;;
> *************************************************************************
> > ;;; Copyright (c) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Xerox Corporation.
> > ;;; All rights reserved.
> > ;;;
> > ;;; Use and copying of this software and preparation of derivative works
> > ;;; based upon this software are permitted.  Any distribution of this
> > ;;; software or derivative works must comply with all applicable United
> > ;;; States export control laws.
> > ;;;
> > ;;; This software is made available AS IS, and Xerox Corporation makes no
> > ;;; warranty about the software, its performance or its conformity to any
> > ;;; specification.
> > ;;;
> * ;;; Any person obtaining a copy of this software is requested to send
> their
> * ;;; name and post office or electronic mail address to:
> * ;;;   CommonLoops Coordinator
> * ;;;   Xerox PARC
> * ;;;   3333 Coyote Hill Rd.
> * ;;;   Palo Alto, CA 94304
> * ;;; (or send Arpanet mail to CommonLoops-Coordinator.pa at Xerox.arpa)
> * ;;;
> * ;;; Suggestions, comments and requests for improvements are also
> welcome.
> > ;;;
> *************************************************************************
>
> the problem is the part marked by *, this is a requirement not
> compatible with the DFSG. In addition the email and I guess address is
> dead.
>
> I've noticed that sbcl never had this clause, and I assume that we can
> remove it without someone complaining?
>
> SBCL has this:
https://github.com/sbcl/sbcl/blob/6910703602e75291d637eaf0d13d17f311be7c3e/CREDITS#L51
-- 
With best regards, Stas.