Package: xli
Version: 1.17.0-22
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Xli seems to include many code from different people that are not listed
in debian/copyright, not are the licenses those code is under.
Attached is a (perhaps a bit long) suggestion to list the missing ones.
Hochachtungsvoll,
Bernhard R. Link
diff -r -u -N xli-1.17.0.old/debian/copyright xli-1.17.0/debian/copyright
--- xli-1.17.0.old/debian/copyright 2007-06-30 14:05:33.000000000 +0200
+++ xli-1.17.0/debian/copyright 2007-06-30 13:18:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,22 +8,125 @@
Copyright:
-/*
- * Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991 Jim Frost
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
- * and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
- * provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
- * that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
- * in supporting documentation. The author makes no representations
- * about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
- * provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
- *
- * THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
- * INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN
- * NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
- * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
- * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
- * USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
+* Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991 Jim Frost
+*
+* Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
+* and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
+* provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
+* that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+* in supporting documentation. The author makes no representations
+* about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
+* provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
+*
+* THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
+* INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN
+* NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
+* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
+* OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
+* OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+* USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+the files dither.c,gif.c,gif.h are based on code that is:
+Copyright 1989, 1990 Kirk L. Johnson
+with an otherwise identical notice as above.
+
+the files img.c,img.h,pcx.c are
+Copyright (C) 1991 Tim Northrup
+with an otherwise identical notice as above.
+
+the files fbm.c,mac.c,mac.h are
+Copyright 1990 Mark Majhor
+with an otherwise identical notice as above.
+
+the file pcx.c additionall contains code that is:
+** Copyright (C) 1988 by Jef Poskanzer.
+** Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+** documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided
+** that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
+** copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
+** documentation. This software is provided "as is" without express or
+** implied warranty.
+
+the file fbm.h is:
+ * This file is based on fbm.h by Michael Mauldin
+ * The original file had the following copyright:
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1989,1990 by Michael Mauldin. Permission is granted
+ * to use this file in whole or in part for any purpose, educational,
+ * recreational or commercial, provided that this copyright notice
+ * is retained unchanged. This software is available to all free of
+ * charge by anonymous FTP and in the UUNET archives.
+
+the file rle.h states:
+* This software is copyrighted as noted below. It may be freely copied,
+* modified, and redistributed, provided that the copyright notice is
+* preserved on all copies.
+*
+* There is no warranty or other guarantee of fitness for this software,
+* it is provided solely "as is". Bug reports or fixes may be sent
+* to the author, who may or may not act on them as he desires.
+*
+* You may not include this software in a program or other software product
+* without supplying the source, or without informing the end-user that the
+* source is available for no extra charge.
+*
+* If you modify this software, you should include a notice giving the
+* name of the person performing the modification, the date of modification,
+* and the reason for such modification.
+[...]
+* Author: Todd W. Fuqua
+* Computer Science Dept.
+* University of Utah
+* Date: Sun Jul 29 1984
+* Copyright (c) 1984 Todd W. Fuqua
+
+the file rlelib.c has the same notice but with
+* Author: Spencer W. Thomas
+* Computer Science Dept.
+* University of Utah
+* Date: Mon Aug 9 1982
+* Copyright (c) 1982 Spencer W. Thomas
+and
+* Date: Thu Apr 25 1985
+* Copyright (c) 1985,1986 Spencer W. Thomas
+and
+* Date: Mon Aug 9 1982
+* Copyright (c) 1982,1986 Spencer W. Thomas
+and
+* Date: Sat Jan 24 1987
+* Date: Sun Jan 25 1987
+* Copyright (c) 1987, University of Utah
+and
+* Date: Mon Aug 9 1982
+* Copyright (c) 1982,1986 Spencer W. Thomas
+and
+* Date: Wed Apr 10 1985
+* Copyright (c) 1985 Spencer W. Thomas
+
+the file xbitmap.c contains code that is
+* Copyright, 1987, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
+with the following notice #included:
+* Copyright 1989 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
+*
+* Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
+* documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
+* the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
+* copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
+* documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in advertising or
+* publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific,
+* written prior permission. M.I.T. makes no representations about the
+* suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
+* without express or implied warranty.
+*
+* M.I.T. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL
+* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL M.I.T.
+* BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+* WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+* OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+rotate.c is contributed by Tom Tatlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
+and #includes the very first notice from Jim Frost.
+
+Various changes to different files by Graeme W. Gill, Smarasderagd,
+Mike Muuss et al.
