masneyb / gftp

gFTP is a free multithreaded file transfer client for *NIX based machines. 56 language translations available.
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RFCs non-distributable #95

Closed gusnan closed 4 years ago

gusnan commented 4 years ago

Is there any chance to remove the RFCs from the package archive (and git)? Would it be reasonable to have them only linked, instead of included?

I am working on the Debian package of gftp, and notice that the rfcs are non-distributable in Debian main. The lintian tool (a Debian package checker that reports common problems) reports that 4 of the rfcs shouldn't be included in Debian main:

E: gftp source: license-problem-non-free-RFC docs/rfcs/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-04.txt
N: 
N:    The given source file is licensed under the newer RFC license.
N:    
N:    The majority of IETF documents, such as RFCs, are not licensed under
N:    DFSG-free terms, and should thus not be included in Debian main.
N:    
N:    If this file is multi-licensed, please override the tag.
N:    
N:    Refer to https://wiki.debian.org/NonFreeIETFDocuments for details.
N:    
N:    Severity: error
N:    
N:    Check: cruft
N: 
E: gftp source: license-problem-non-free-RFC docs/rfcs/draft-murray-auth-ftp-ssl-09.txt
E: gftp source: license-problem-non-free-RFC docs/rfcs/rfc2246.txt
E: gftp source: license-problem-non-free-RFC docs/rfcs/rfc2428.txt

If they are dual-licensed, please excuse my ignorance, but I haven't found any information about that in the package.

wdlkmpx commented 4 years ago

The rfcs were deleted. Now release tarballs will be a bit smaller...

Links to online RFCs https://github.com/masneyb/gftp/wiki/RFCs

gusnan commented 4 years ago

Great! Thank you very much for making it this simple.