[packman] btsync

[Sascha Peilicke]

On Thursday 27 March 2014 17:12:25 Guido Berhoerster wrote:
> * Sascha Peilicke <speilicke at suse.com> [2014-03-27 16:18]:
> > I'm maintaining bittorrent sync in the "network" OBS project currently.
> > However, due to unclear licensing term and it being a binary-only tool,
> > it's unlikely to enter Factory. So I'm wondering which of the Pacman
> > repos (Essentials & co) would be best suited to host it instead.
> 
> The included license refers to
> http://www.bittorrent.com/legal/terms-of-use which states in
> section 4a:
> 
>     Any copying or redistribution of the Software is prohibited,
>     including any copying or redistribution of the Software to
>     any other server or location, redistribution or use on a
>     service bureau basis.
> 
> So it looks like it cannot be legally hosted on either OBS or
> Packman.

As far as it is understood by most people, this license only apply to the 
bittorrent client itself, not sync.
-- 
With kind regards,
Sascha Peilicke
SUSE Linux GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany
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