[MacPorts] #45217: crafty - update license

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#45217: crafty - update license
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 Reporter:  khindenburg@…  |      Owner:  khindenburg@…
     Type:  defect         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
Component:  ports          |    Version:  2.3.1
 Keywords:                 |       Port:
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 Ticket to try to resolve what license crafty is under.  What's the correct
 license in macports?

 http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//non-
 free/c/crafty/crafty_23.4-6_copyright

 {{{
 Debian has received written permission in the form of an e-mail from
 Professor Hyatt:

 Robert M. Hyatt wrote:
 >
 > you have my permission to distribute this code just as you did
 > before.  I am only trying to stop people from copying the source
 > and then calling it their own and entering it into chess tournamennts,
 > something that has now happened at least 3 times...
 >
 > Bob
 >
 > Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences
 > hyatt at cis.uab.edu               University of Alabama at Birmingham
 > (205) 934-2213                  115A Campbell Hall, UAB Station
 > (205) 934-5473 FAX              Birmingham, AL 35294-1170


 On Thu 14. Mai 22:13:48 CEST 2009 autobuilding was requested
 by Oliver Korff <ok at xynyx.de> of nonfree at release.debian.net,
 this is the mail snippet:

 ...
 I would like to request autobuilding crafty. The licence is strictly non-
 free,
 but we have the explicit written permission to redistribute of the
 upstream
 author.

 I have had contact with him recently and am convinced that the reason for
 making it non-free, is the code abuse in computer chess tournaments as
 mentioned in the copyright file.

 We also do not alter craftys name or copyright notice, so everything that
 matters to the upstream author stays intact. Autobuilding does not
 interfere
 with that.
 }}}

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