Re: Upstream GPL-3+ vs debian/* GPL-2+

2014-08-22 Thread Eriberto Mota
Charles and Ian, thanks for explanations. Now, I would like to understand why the packaging isn't a derivative work (when haven't a patch). So, I am thinking that is because Debian distributes, separately, the upstream code (orig.tar.gz) and debian.tar.xz. Is this? But, the .deb is a product of

Re: Upstream GPL-3+ vs debian/* GPL-2+

2014-08-22 Thread Simon McVittie
On 22/08/14 14:25, Eriberto Mota wrote: So, I am thinking that is because Debian distributes, separately, the upstream code (orig.tar.gz) and debian.tar.xz. Is this? But, the .deb is a product of the junction of these files. So, I am confused. Can you clarify me this issue? The key thing here

Re: Upstream GPL-3+ vs debian/* GPL-2+

2014-08-22 Thread Ben Finney
Eriberto Mota eribe...@debian.org writes: Now, I would like to understand why the packaging isn't a derivative work (when haven't a patch). The term “derived work” or “derivative work” is a term of art from copyright law. The determination of whether one work is, in this sense, derived from