Am Donnerstag, 24. November 2022, 01:50:16 CET schrieb Stefan Brüns:
On Mittwoch, 9. November 2022 07:59:21 CET Axel Braun wrote:
Hello David,
Am Mittwoch, 9. November 2022, 07:28:03 CET schrieb David Nichols:
I got notices for deletion requests against the oracle-instantclient packages in two OBS projects.
...these deletion requests are sent quite regularly to clean up OBS
This is a binary package from Oracle - there is no source, but it may be freely distributed: https://www.oracle.com/cz/database/technologies/faq-instant-client.html
This package has been listed as blacklisted in OpenSUSE since 2010: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_application_blacklist#Packa ges_without_OSI_approved_license
However, in the meantime, Oracle changed their redistribution policy to allow free redistribution of this package in binary format.
So you are free to build it on OBS in your sandpit (as your below link confirms)
Unfortunately, the FAQ (which is not a legal document) does not match the actual license.
You are free to redistribute as long as you guarantee the redistribution does not violate US export regulations. Obviously, this is not the case for the OBS.
I still wonder why US law drives a libre project...but I'm not a lawyer. OTOH, data is still transferred to US, although there is no legal ground for it (see Schrems-II) - and most companies give a f*** about it.
As long as oracleclient is listed on the Wiki page, and not cleared by the legal department, it should be removed.
I have put this on the agenda for the next Board meeting - I feel board should drive the clarification Cheers Axel