Database not under GPL License
TR - June 10, 2008 - 01:13
| Project: | IP to Country |
| Version: | HEAD |
| Component: | Miscellaneous |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | critical |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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Description
The database http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info which is used for this module is not licensed under GPL. I consider this a critical bug, because it makes the module unusable and violates the Drupal.org CVS Usage Policy http://drupal.org/node/103704
The database license can be found at http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/62 and http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/63 While the database is "free", there are license restrictions on its use which conflict with GPL licensing.
#1
The database is not included in the CVS repository, therefore it's not against Drupal policies which just talk of files included into the repository handled by Drupal.org.
I changed the category because there is nothing wrong with using a database file that has not been released under GPL, if the database file is not committed in CVS.
#2
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.
#3
Kiam@avpnet.org: The database *is* included in the CVS repository, that's the point. It's in the form of ipdb.mysql, which is just a bunch of SQL to insert the webhosting.info data into Drupal DB tables.
mrfelton: I know you inherited this module, so this was a decision made before you got involved. But I do think it's something that needs to be addressed for the continued viability of the module.
#4
@TR: You're absolutely right. Actually, on my todo list was to rework this module so that the database is automatically refreshed on a periodical basis. So, as part of that, I will ensure that the database is removed from CVS and is simply downloaded on install/cron. I probably won't be able to work on this until next weekend.
#5
fixed in cvs. New release will be out shortly to rectify this for good.
#6
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.