Hi Luke, > so i wrote a program called copyright_check.py which covers every single > possibility of what is correctly matched, what is incorrectly matched, > and what is missing.
That's great! I have been looking for such a tool. > copies of the original program are being made and distributed arbitrarily. > one such copy (which ironically violates copyright) is here: > https://fossies.org/dox/drizzle-7.2.4-alpha/copyright__check_8py_source.html > > one version may also be found here: > https://github.com/jaredly/pyjamas/blob/master/contrib/copyright_check.py Does it violate your copyright or someone else's? I see an assertion of your authorship only in the second file. Neither file shows license terms. For Debian's benefit, would you please reply with a statement that the program is solely your work? Please also attach a copy (not a link) or alternatively, a pointer to a repository under your control. The copy you send must further include the terms of your DFSG-compliant license (preferably GPL-2+, which would be like Lintian) or a statement placing your work in the public domain. Thank you! Two more things: First, Lintian runs on Perl. Did you ever port your program to any other languages? Second, I plan to rework the copyright check, which has many open bugs. Please let me know if are interested in helping: https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/blob/master/checks/debian/copyright.pm https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?repeatmerged=no&src=lintian Kind regards Felix Lechner
