[Mageia-dev] shall i import sawmill rpm?

[Samuel Verschelde]

Le mardi 26 juillet 2011 20:02:34, Luis Daniel Lucio Quiroz a écrit :
> Hello all,
> 
> well, i did ask this once in mandriva, now in mageia.  I've sucessfully
> packed in RPM sawmill (www.sawmill.net) software.
> 
> My question is if i shall import it regarding next points:
> - it is no gpl
> - source is available, you can compile it
> - it has 30 days trial time periodo, after that you shall buy a key
> (string) to enter it
> 
> I have a good relation with them so i may ask permition to distribut it
> here. Please comment.
> 
> LD

The fact that it's only a 30 days trial speaks against importing it, in my 
opinion. However, if you import it, if a specific permission to distribute it 
is needed then it should be written, otherwise I don't thing that we would be 
legally protected, as well as those who mirror us.

Samuel