Re: Questions about the "Unicode Terms of Use" (original) (raw)

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Hi,

I would like to package [0] a software that contains a file [1] from unicode.org.

The copyright / license notice is :

Copyright (C) 1999-2005, ASMUS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distributed under the Terms of Use in http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html.

The license at license [2] isn't a free software license nor does it complies with the DFSG.

But Sections A.4. says:

Further specifications of rights and restrictions pertaining to the use of the particular set of data files known as the "Unicode Character Database" can be found in Exhibit 1.

That sections is relevant for the file in question, as that section says it's relevant to files download from a specific path.

Exhibit 1 [3] seems as a free software sections:

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Unicode data files and any associated documentation (the "Data Files") or Unicode software and any associated documentation (the "Software") to deal in the Data Files or Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Data Files or Software, and to permit persons to whom the Data Files or Software are furnished to do so, provided that (a) the above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear with all copies of the Data Files or Software, (b) both the above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in associated documentation, and (c) there is clear notice in each modified Data File or in the Software as well as in the documentation associated with the Data File(s) or Software that the data or software has been modified.

And the question - do you think I can include the file in Debian. The reason I'm not sure, is the whole mess regarding the non-free license and its free section.