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Database not under GPL License

Posted by TR on June 10, 2008 at 1:13am
Project:IP to Country
Version:master
Component:Miscellaneous
Category:bug report
Priority:critical
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:closed (fixed)

Issue Summary

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.

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#1

Posted by kiamlaluno on January 10, 2009 at 11:31am
Category:bug report» support request
Status:active» fixed

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

Posted by System Message on January 24, 2009 at 11:40am
Status:fixed» closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.

#3

Posted by TR on March 16, 2009 at 3:01am
Category:support request» bug report
Status:closed (fixed)» active

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

Posted by mrfelton on March 16, 2009 at 8:26am

@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

Posted by mrfelton on March 30, 2009 at 9:51pm
Status:active» fixed

fixed in cvs. New release will be out shortly to rectify this for good.

#6

Posted by System Message on April 13, 2009 at 10:00pm
Status:fixed» closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.