Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package memtest86 This is a documentation-only upload to make it clear that this is the last dfsg-free version of memtest86. Its goal is to make our users aware of a license change which upstream does not communicate about: * to avoid users loosing their time to report the new releases - See http://bugs.debian.org/780174 for an example. * to avoid our users downloading a non-dfsg-free version by error thinking the Debian package is just outdated, and point them users to memtest86+ as an alternative. diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian --- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian +++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian @@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ -The make-memtest86-boot-floppy utility will help you to create a -boot floppy or floppy image. +This is the last DFSG-compliant version of this software, upstream +has opted for a proprietary development model starting with 5.0. You +may want to consider using memtest86+, which has been forked from an +older version, and is also available in Debian. - -- Yann Dirson <dir...@debian.org>, Tue May 25 15:45:37 2004 +The make-memtest86-boot-floppy utility will help you to create a boot +floppy or floppy image using grub-legacy. You may prefer to use the +prebuilt ISO shipped by the memtest86+ package. + + -- Yann Dirson <dir...@debian.org>, Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:17:12 +0100 diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog --- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog +++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +memtest86 (4.3.7-2) unstable; urgency=medium + + * Update extended description and README.Debian to make it clear that + later versions are not DFSG-free. + * Upgrade "Suggests: memtest86+" to a "Recommends:". + * Make it explicit that make-memtest86-boot-floppy only works with + grub-legacy, and point to memtest86+.iso as alternative. + * Documented hairy source-download process in debian/copyright and + list the new copyright holder. + + -- Yann Dirson <dir...@debian.org> Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:21:52 +0100 + memtest86 (4.3.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium * New upstream release, and as it seems the last Free/OpenSource one. diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control --- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control +++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Package: memtest86 Architecture: i386 amd64 kfreebsd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64 lpia hurd-i386 Depends: ${misc:Depends} -Suggests: hwtools, memtester, kernel-patch-badram, memtest86+, grub2 (>=1.96+20090523-1) | grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624), mtools +Suggests: hwtools, memtester, kernel-patch-badram, grub2 (>=1.96+20090523-1) | grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624), mtools +Recommends: memtest86+ Description: thorough real-mode memory tester Memtest86 scans your RAM for errors. . @@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ - This software has been forked some time ago as memtest86+, which is - also available in Debian. It has sometimes support for more recent - hardware than memtest86 has. + This is the last DFSG-compliant version of this software, upstream + has opted for a proprietary development model starting with 5.0. You + may want to consider using memtest86+, which has been forked from an + earlier version of memtest86, and provides a different set of + features. It is available in the memtest86+ package. . - Both memtest86 and memtest86+ are being worked on in parallel. - . - A convenience script is also provided to make a grub-based floppy or - image. + A convenience script is also provided to make a grub-legacy-based + floppy or image. diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright --- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright +++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ This package was debianized by Yann Dirson <dir...@debian.org> -It was downloaded from http://www.memtest86.com/ +It was downloaded from http://www.memtest86.com/, and the tar.gz was +extracted from the ISO image contained in the "Image for creating +bootable CD" tar.gz. Upstream Author: Chris Brady <cbr...@sgi.com> + PassMark Software License: unblock memtest86/4.3.7-2 -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org