On 24-08-15 10:34, Manuel GRIZONNET wrote: > Le 18/07/2015 01:50, Sebastiaan Couwenberg a écrit : >> It doesn't have a license, but you got some kind of permission from the >> authors, what is that permission exactly? It may be sufficient. > > I can contact the author again to get the permission to include the > software. > > Do you know exactly what should I ask for? Do you think that an email is > sufficient or it required him to sign a document?
Have the author publish the code under a DFSG compatible license. Email should be sufficient, you can include the body in the Copyright directory. > Do you have an example of the content of such a permission? No, but if a sane license is chosen that's not needed. Most important is that the license terms are compatible with the DFSG: https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines Kind Regards, Bas -- GPG Key ID: 4096R/6750F10AE88D4AF1 Fingerprint: 8182 DE41 7056 408D 6146 50D1 6750 F10A E88D 4AF1
