Package: libgsm Severity: normal Hi!
The debian/copyright file of this package[1] quotes the following license: | Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 by Jutta Degener and Carsten Bormann, | Technische Universitaet Berlin | | Any use of this software is permitted provided that this notice is not | removed and that neither the authors nor the Technische Universitaet Berlin | are deemed to have made any representations as to the suitability of this | software for any purpose nor are held responsible for any defects of | this software. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY FOR THIS SOFTWARE. | | As a matter of courtesy, the authors request to be informed about uses | this software has found, about bugs in this software, and about any | improvements that may be of general interest. The term "use" is vague and could be interpreted in a strict sense as meaning only "to run" or "to execute" the library. This license should be clarified: persuading upstream to change the first line in ] Any reproduction and use of this software, with or without modification, ] is permitted provided that this notice is not would suffice to make it unambiguously DFSG-free. Please also see[2] bug #396646, filed by myself against the mplayer package, which has the same problem, as it includes parts of libgsm (you could consider coordinating with mplayer maintainers when you get in touch with upstream copyright holders). [1] http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/libg/libgsm/libgsm_1.0.10-13/copyright [2] http://bugs.debian.org/396646 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
