[Fedora-legal-list] dnswalk license

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

On 01/14/2010 12:38 PM, Michal Ambroz wrote:
> Hello dear list members,
> 
> I would like to ask whether the dnswalk license would be
> eligible to be included in the Fedora.
> 
> sf.net site states it is Artistic License, but the artistic license is not included or referenced in the tarball.
> 
> Tool is perl script with this text in a readme:
>         This program may be freely distributed, as long as this notice
> and documentation are distributed with the program.  This program is
> released as-is, with no warranty expressed or implied.  Some assembly
> required, contents may settle during shipment.  This program can be
> found at http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/dnswalk/

That license is non-free, it does not give permission to modify. You
should contact the upstream and see if they will relicense it under a
Free license from our list: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing

~spot