[aur-requests] [PRQ#20545] Deletion Request for draftsight
emulti [1] filed a deletion request for draftsight [2]: Draftsight 2D CAD software is not 'freeware' but a commercial software sublicenced from the authors (Graebert Gmbh) by Dassault Systemes, and provided on a free-of-charge commercial licence for a limited period, which has now expired. The Windows (and Mac) versions continue on a commercial paid basis, but "support" for the Linux platform has now been withdrawn, no licence is available. Discussion of this package has recently centered around enabling continued use of this software in breach of the licence terms. Links have been provided to the installation rpm. I suggest that continued publication of this package on AUR exposes the Arch Linux project to legal risk for publishing/distributing commercial software. You may wish to consider removal of this package. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/emulti/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/draftsight/
Request #20545 has been rejected by Foxboron [1]: These build files are not in violation of any licensing nor ToS. Arch is at no legal risk for any litigations. However, the published binary packages may be suspect of litigation of the original authors. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/Foxboron/
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