User:Pkubat/Draft - Removing BerkeleyDB from Fedora

Package	RHEL	License	Dependency status	Changes needed
389-ds-base	X	GPLv3+	depends on libdb-devel	nothing yet planned
apr-util	X	ASL 2.0	uses libdb for its dbm	can use gdbm instead, configure --without-berkeley-db
bind	X	MPLv2.0	bind-sdb uses libdb for db backend support	can use postgresql, ldap, sqlite and dirdb instead
bogofilter	X	GPLv2	uses libdb for datastore	can use qdbm, TokyoCabinet, sqlite
clisp		GPLv2	includes a interface module for libdb	Build without the bdb module
cyrus-imapd	X	BSD	does not depend on libdb-devel anymore since f26
cyrus-sasl	X	BSD with advertising	uses libdb for sasldb	can use ndbm or gdbm instead, lmdb support in devel
dsniff		BSD	Uses libdb to store records about intercepted packages	no alternatives, last release - Dec 2000
evolution-data-server	X	LGPLv2+	Part of the addressbook depends on libdb, deprecated in favour of sqlite	cmake -DWITH_LIBDB=OFF
exim		GPLv2+	depends on perl	can be used with other DBM libraries (gdbm, tdb)
hail		GPLv2	depends on libdb-devel, upstream dead?
heimdal		BSD and MIT	backend support for Heimdal kdc and kadmind	configure --without-berkeley-db, use LMDB or NDBM
httpd		ASL 2.0	depends on apr-util-devel	Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB
httpd-itk		ASL 2.0		Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB
iproute	X	GPLv2+ and Public Domain	arpd binary depends on libdb-devel	build without arpd (patch the config script) or rewrite it to use something else
ipv6calc		GPLv2	depends on libdb-devel	contacted upstream, probable change to LMDB. Needs perl-LMDB_File in Fedora/EPEL
isync		GPLv2+	libdb an optional dependency	mdconvert for backward compatibility with libdb
jabberd		GPLv2+	uses libdb as one of its backends for storage + authentication	can also use MySQL and Postgresql
jigdo		GPLv2 with exceptions	uses libdb for file cache	no alternatives, configure --without-libdb
libapreq2		ASL 2.0	depends on perl-devel, apr-util-devel, httpd-devel
libdb		BSD		Drop the package :)
libetpan		BSD	libdb used for mail cache	no alternatives, configure --disable-db
libgda		LGPLv2+	libdb used for an interface object	configure --without-bdb
libpinyin	X	GPLv3+	depends on KyotoCabinet since f24
libserf		ASL 2.0	depends on apr-util-devel	Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB
libsolv	X	BSD	depends on libdb-devel because of rpm	build rpm without libdb-devel, rewrite to accomodate for rpmlib changes
libzhuyin			dead.package
lizardfs		GPLv3 and ASL 2.0 and Boost	depends on libdb-devel	possibly none needed (due to GPLv3)
mod_gnutls		ASL 2.0	depends on apr-util-devel	Use apr-util-devel compiled without BDB
mod_security		ASL 2.0	depends on httpd-devel	Use httpd-devel compiled without BDB
nmh		BSD	libdb used as KV store to suppress duplicate mails	can be used with anything ndbm-like
nss_updatedb		GPL+	depends on libdb-devel	required compatibility with nss_db (uses the same DB file)
nvi		BSD	uses libdb for message catalog	no alternatives
open-cobol			dead.package
opendkim		BSD and Sendmail	uses libdb as one of the methods of accesssing data sets	can use other methods (LDAP, SQL, LMDB ...)
openldap	X	OpenLDAP	libdb used for deprecated backends	configure --disable-bdb --disable-hdb -> use LMDB
opensips		GPLv2+	has a module for Berkeley DB	can use other db modules, exclude db_berkeley from built modules
pam	X	BSD and GPLv2+	pam_userdb module for auth against Berkeley DB	configure --disable-db to disable bdb support
pam_abl		GPLv2+	depends on libdb-devel
pam_ccreds		GPL+	uses libdb as db backend	upstream open to patches for alternatives
perdition		GPLv2+	libdb module for server redirect lookup	can use other modules, configure --disable-bdb
perl-BDB		GPL+ or Artistic		dropping the package
perl-BerkeleyDB		GPL+ or Artistic		dropping the package
perl-DB_File	X	GPL+ or Artistic		dropping the package
perl-Digest-MD4		GPL+ or Artistic	depends on libdb-devel	Builds successfully without libdb-devel
perl-eperl		GPL+ or Artistic	depends on libdb-devel because of perl	do not link perl against libdb
perl-Qt		GPLv2+ and (GPL+ or Artistic)	depends on perl-devel
php	X	MIT	php-dba module can use libdb	build without supporting libdb
pl		lots of licenses	libdb interface	build without the libdb interface
postfix	X	IBM and GPLv2+	lmdb as a db backend	can use LMDB or other backends
python2	X	Python	deprecated bsddb module	build python without the bsddb module
python3-bsddb3		BSD	BDB bindings	drop the package
qpid-cpp		ASL 2.0	depends on libdb-cxx-devel	don't have anything planned yet
rapidsvn		GPLv3+	depends on apr-util-devel, openldap-devel	build the packages without libdb
redland	X	LGPLv2+ or ASL 2.0	uses libdb for storage	configure --without-bdb, can use relational DBs as a store
reprepro		GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and MIT	depends on libdb-devel	being ported to SQLite as of 27/08/2016
rpm	X		depends on libdb-devel	upstream added LMDB backend via ed9de199
rsvndump		GPLv3+	depends on subversion-devel	build subversion without libdb
sendmail	X	Sendmail	uses libdb for email aliases	should be able to be built with GDBM instead
sks		GPLv2+	depends on libdb-devel	no plan to migrate in the near future
spamprobe		QPL	depends on libdb-devel	can be used with dbm-like libraries
squid	X	GPLv2+ and (LGPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and Public Domain)	external acl helpers (session, time_quota) use libdb	rewrite/drop the helpers?
squidGuard		GPLv2	depends on libdb-devel	no alternatives
subversion	X	ASL 2.0	uses libdb for repositories	configure --without-berkeley-db, need to convert BDB repositories to FSFS
tabled			dead.package
trustedqsl		BSD	depends on libdb-devel	LMDB support added in upstream devel branch
webalizer		GPLv2+	depends on libdb-devel	without libdb -> DNS/GeoDB code disabled, upstream dead
xemacs		GPLv3+		possibly none needed, can be built without supporting libdb
zinnia		BSD		build without libdb?