rpms/pam_kcoda/devel pam_kcoda-license-README.txt,NONE,1.1

[Neil Horman]

Author: nhorman

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The pam_kcoda code explicitly states that the code is distributed undrer the
GPL, but includes no copy of the license.  As such, I've contacted the origional
author asking him to clarify his license intentions (specifically in regards to
which version of the GPL it should be distributed under.  This was our
conversation:

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Neil Horman wrote:
> I'm in the process of trying to get
> pam_kcoda packaged for fedora:

cool ;) - pam_kcoda was one of my first FLOSS projects while student;
Ivan Popov took over maintaining the software in 2001 and added Kerberos
support - I have not heard from him since years now.

> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461305
> Your name is in the docs, but I just got a bounce from the address that was
> listed there.  Some quick googling led me to you at this address so I thought
> I
> would write and ask, if you are indeed the author of that package:
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/modules/pam_kcoda-v0.4.tgz

I'm the original author, but no license expert ;)

> And if you are, if you could clarify what version of the GPL you intended to
> distribute it under.  My impression is that you intended to distribute under
> the
> GPLv1 but I'd like to be sure.

Feel free to release pam_kcoda under GPL v2 or 3.., MIT or BSD license
whatever suits you best.
I wrote the original code in GPL v1 as was Coda (and PAM?) in 1999 -
IIRC Ivan asked to release it under BSD conditions and probably then the
license mess started..

> Could you by any chance update the upstream
> package with a COPYING file with a specific license, or clarify what your
> intent
> was, either in the above bugzilla or via email?

I have no idea how this ended up on
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/modules/ and don't have
write permissions there [yet].

If necessary I con roll a new release mid next week (I'll be traveling
and am only sporadically online during the next days) . Do you know any
PAM devs?

cheers,
robin
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As the note indicates, The author will re-release the code with a properly
license included in the upcomming weeks.  Until then This note is to indicate
that the License will remain GPLv1 until such time as the code is properly
updated by the author.