Bug#823813: netbeans: non-DFSG .xsd files (no modification?)

[Markus Koschany]

Am 09.05.2016 um 12:11 schrieb Dmitry Smirnov:
> Source: netbeans
> Version: 8.1+dfsg2-3
> Severity: serious
> Usertags: dfsg
> 
> Files:
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/wsrm-policy-200502.xsd
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/WS-Trust.xsd
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/metadata-exchange.xsd
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/optimizedmimeserialization-policy.xsd
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/ws-policy-10.xsd
>     websvc.wsitmodelext/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsitmodelext/catalog/resources/wsat.xsd
> 
> are licensed under terms allowing only distribution (i.e. "copy and display")
> while explicitly prohibiting everything else:
> 
>    "No other rights are granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise."
> 
> I'm particularly concerned about modification rights that appears to be 
> prohibited.
> 
> Please investigate.

Hi,

these are W3C specifications like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WS-Policy and
https://www.w3.org/TR/ws-metadata-exchange/. Nowadays they are either
licensed under the W3C document license
https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license or W3C software
license
https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document. The
latter is dfsg-free but the former does not allow modifications of W3C
documents except under the following conditions:

"No right to create modifications or derivatives of W3C documents is
granted pursuant to this license, except as follows: To facilitate
implementation of the technical specifications set forth in this
document, anyone may prepare and distribute derivative works and
portions of this document in software, in supporting materials
accompanying software, and in documentation of software, PROVIDED that
all such works include the notice below. HOWEVER, the publication of
derivative works of this document for use as a technical specification
is expressly prohibited.

In addition, "Code Components" —Web IDL in sections clearly marked as
Web IDL; and W3C-defined markup (HTML, CSS, etc.) and computer
programming language code clearly marked as code examples— are licensed
under the W3C Software License."

I think most people will agree that it makes no sense to modify a
specification because it would be extremely confusing and harmful for
the internet if there was more than one HTML 5 spec for example.

However I don't intend to argue about this matter because the websvc
module is not used by us. I will just remove it from the tarball.

Regards,

Markus

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