#1110147 virtualbox-guest-additions-iso: Upstream changes to license might cause harm to users of this package

Package:
src:virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Source:
src:virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
Submitter:
Sven Geuer
Date:
2025-07-30 19:31:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1110147#5
Date:
2025-07-30 19:29:41 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I just discovered an article on The Register [1] warning about recent
changes to the license of software downloaded from the Virtualbox
website: The Oracle VirtualBox PUEL does not provide for trial use of
the Oracle VirtualBox Extension Pack software for evaluation purposes
any more[2].

Please check whether virtualbox-guest-additions-iso can still be part
of even non-free with this change.

The minimal change required to this package should be a warning
displayed to the user every time they attempt downloading the extension
pack, IMHO.

[1] https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/licensing_change_oracle_virtualbox/?td=rt-3a
[2] https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ, question 5.