hi Nico,
* Nicolas JEAN nicoulas@fsfe.org [2010-10-04 16:57:43 +0200]:
Yes, version 0.3 of the software can be downloaded online and is licensed under the GPL 2. This is said in the file named "GPL" in the root folder. However, separate script files do not contain the license text. Is it a problem?
Should be ok.
Furthermore, dependencies seem to be okay. It can run (and runs on said website) using apache/php/mysql. It uses wget, wv and ghostscript, which are all GPLed.
Good.
The bad one there could be ImageMagick, which is licensed under… the ImageMagick license! See http://www.imagemagick.org/script/license.php. It seems to be very similar to the GPL, however I can't assure compatibility. The main divergence point I see is: "It does not require you to […] include the source of the ImageMagick software itself, or of any modifications you may have made to it, in any redistribution you may assemble that includes it"
I am currently offline. GPL compatibility is not our criteria. Our criteria is if it is Free Software. If the imagemagick license it not a strong copyleft license it is not a problem.
Is the license listed on FSF's and OSI's websites? What do they say about it?
Regards, Matthias