On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 19:41 +0200, Sebastian Dröge wrote: > Package: blam > Severity: serious > Version: 1.8.5-1 > > Hi, > blam currently contains lib/RSS.NET.dll. There is no source for this > library in the tarball and it's shipped in the package. > > This is a violation of DFSG §2. Possible fixes are: > > a) Ship the sources of the library via the diff.gz _AND_ build the > library from these sources. Do not build blam with the old binary as it > makes patching impossible. Convince upstream to ship sources in his > tarballs!
I'm upstream as well, just so we're on the same page. I inherited the package this way and the library hasn't changed in over two years (appart from a couple of enhancements I've made) adn when I got it, the license was BSD. Since then the library has gone through CC and it's now propietary and they'll try to sell it to you. > > b) Package RSS.NET in a separate package and build with that. Of course > this package should contain sources ;) > The library is dead upstream and it's absolutely hughe for what it's used. In fact, I'm currently writing a much smaller library with a couple of hundred lines of code and the help of XmlSerializer. > > For the next upstream release it would be nice if there were no more > binaries in the tarball, you should probably repackage it if upstream is > not responsive. The library will almost definitely be ready in less than a month, and I will then upload another version with the new library. cmn -- Carlos Martín Nieto | http://cmartin.tk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
