Francesco Poli wrote: > On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:28:00 +0200 Roberto Gordo Saez wrote: > >> I will start to fill bugs for packages containing data (sound, music, >> images, textures, icons...) when its origin is not specified (see >> below). Many of this bugs will be RC, because of legal issues; that is >> the reason for asking first on this list. >> >> I won't make an extensive search, but I will fill bugs anytime I found >> by chance some of this: >> >> 1. Packages using unlicensed data when it is known they came from >> non-free software will receive an RC bug. > [...] >> 2. Packages using data from unknown sources sometimes will receive a >> bug. Severity will vary depending of the case. > [...] >> 3. Packages using data taken from other free software should give >> credits and point to the proper license for data, > [...] > > 100 % agreement! > Please file bugs as you stated, whenever you find such situations. > Thank you very much for helping in enhancing Debian! > >> This kind of problems are not new, they have been discussed before. >> While we are more or less careful with code coming from unknown >> places,
"less careful" mostly. ;-) >> it appears to me that we "turn a blind eye" on licensing other >> data :-) > > I suspect that this is "sad but true". > >> So, I'm sorry for growing up again the number of RC bugs, but I think >> this is important to be fixed before etch release. > > Well, fixing this kind of bugs is always important. > > Unfortunately, it takes time: in some cases, progresses are made in an > astonishingly slow way. Yes. :-/ > Hence you could consider taking a vacation from > your bug hunting when the release gets nearer and then starting over > again after etch is out (or otherwise etch won't be out, ever!) ;p -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it. So why isn't he in prison yet?... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]