Re: Need advice: Package has a restrictive non-free modified MIT license

Aryan Karamtoth <[email protected]> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 21:11:20 +0530

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On 21/07/25 07:24, Aryan Karamtoth wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently packaging python-itertree and filed a RFS [1] for the 
> same since I was able to run the package tests and upload it to 
> mentors.debian.net for sponsorship and review.
>
> Boyuan then informed me that this package has a restrictive non-free 
> modified MIT license which may violate DFSG #6.
>
> DFSG #6:*No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor*
>
> "The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program 
> in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the 
> program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic 
> research."
>
> The exact restrictive policy of the license is given below:
>
> "Human protect patch:
> The program and its derivative work will neither be modified or 
> executed to harm any human being nor through
> inaction permit any human being to be harmed."
>
> Full license can be found here [2]
>
> Unfortunately, this package is a dependency of python-pytooling 
> (another package which I'm packaging) where as pytooling itself is a 
> dependency of pyGHDL which is again required for a GHDL plugin under 
> Debian Electronics Team I'm told.
>
> Hence, this is an important package that needs to be in Debian.
>
> I need advice on how to proceed with this package as its a very 
> important one and the downstream packages of this upstream package are 
> very useful tools that need to be in Debian.
>
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2025/07/msg00146.html
>
> [2] https://github.com/BR1py/itertree/blob/main/LICENSE
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Aryan Karamtoth
> Debian Contributor
> IRC: SpaciousCoder78
>
> GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421

The author has just agreed to move itertree to a Standard MIT License 
thereby removing the non-free version of the MIT license [1]

I guess that's one issue solved. Took nearly a month.

[1] https://github.com/BR1py/itertree/issues/40


-- 
Regards,

Aryan Karamtoth
Matrix: @SpaciousCoder78:matrix.org
XMPP:[email protected]

GPG Fingerprint: 7A7D 9308 2BD1 9BAF A83B 7E34 FE90 07B8 ED64 0421

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