[Bug 118311] New: Non-free licensed man pages

[Bug 118311] New: Non-free licensed man pages

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

            Bug ID: 118311
           Summary: Non-free licensed man pages
           Product: Documentation
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: man-pages
          Assignee: documentation_man-pages-ztI5WcYan/vQLgFONoPN62D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org
          Reporter: tcallawa-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org
        Regression: No

These three files are under licenses which either have restrictions on
modification or no permission to modify at all:
"man2/getitimer.2"
"man2/pciconfig_read.2"
"man2/sysinfo.2"

Given the age of these files, it may be difficult to contact the copyright
holder to get these files relicensed, but perhaps this is possible.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

--- Comment #1 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
Tom, what's the problem with man2/sysinfo.2? The page source says that
modifications are freely allowed.

Regarding man2/getitimer.2, I've just made some substantial changes to better
describe the APIs, and in fact the page has been modified repeatedly over the
years, and little of the original text remains. I presume the failure by the
original author to grant permission to modify was simply an oversight;
certainly, the large number of people who have changed the page have taken that
to be the case. In the light of all of these facts (and that I'm the majority
author by now), I've changed the license text to note that modifications are
freely permitted.

man2/pciconfig_read.2 is a little more tricky. I assume the failure to
explicitly mention that modifications are allowed was unintentional. The page
has seen modifications over time, but they've all been minor/mechanical. Not
sure what to do there. I find no signs of activity on the email address given
in the page during the last 10 years, which at the least suggests that email
address is no longer active. But, it looks like this is him on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/niki-rahimi-57766b7. I'll try to contact him.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

--- Comment #2 from tcallawa-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org <tcallawa-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> ---
>From sysinfo.2

.\" Copyright (C) 1993 by Dan Miner (dminer-JuKJvrMPp/bgpn9g0Uvcdg@public.gmane.org)
.\"
.\" %%%LICENSE_START(FREELY_REDISTRIBUTABLE)
.\"  Permission is granted to freely distribute or modify this file
.\"  for the purpose of improving Linux or its documentation efforts.
.\"  If you modify this file, please put a date stamp and HOW you
.\"  changed this file.  Thanks.   -DM
.\" %%%LICENSE_END

The "purpose" clause means that any distribution or modification for any other
purpose is not permitted.

*****

I concur with you on getitimer.2. I hope you manage to work with the author on
pciconfig_read.2 to resolve the issue there. I tried to find a working email
address for Dan Miner, but was not successful.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

--- Comment #3 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
I've had communication with Niki Rahimi, author of pciconfig_read.2, who is
fine with changing the license. I've asked Niki to drop a note to the list so
that we have an archive of this.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

--- Comment #4 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
Okay -- I've taken a similar approach to getitimer(2). I have rewritten all
except trivial pieces of the sysinfo.2 page, and the structure definitions in
any case came from kernel header files. I think this gives me license rights on
the page. I've relicensed the page to the "verbatim" license.

When there's a public note from Niki, one of us can close this bug.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

--- Comment #5 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
Updates pages are now pushed to Git.

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[Bug 118311] Non-free licensed man pages

[bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r]

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118311

Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |CODE_FIX

--- Comment #6 from Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> ---
Niki has publicly stated that it's okay to change the license. See
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-man/msg10526.html.

So, all pages are now resolved. Closing.

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