Damyan Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [Please keep CC debian-perl]
Done. > I've already filed a bug[1] upstream, but am wondering whether this > missing copyright notice is a serious bug according to the Policy > 2.3: > > [...] > Therefore a program without a copyright notice is copyrighted and > you may not do anything to it without risking being sued! > [...] > > Please advise. It seems fairly clear, yes. (Though the Policy section is rather hyperbolic; there are many things one can do in many jurisdictions even to a copyrighted work, just that none of them are interesting for the Debian project. Also, the *risk* of being sued is sadly always present no matter what you do.) Is there a clear copyright notice in the work (i.e. is there a consistent copyright notice in the source code)? If so, it may be as simple as updating the 'debian/copyright' file with that information. If not, this does appear to me to be a policy bug. Such a bug must be fixed either by removing the package from Debian or by getting a clear, correct statement of copyright for the work from the copyright holder, and recording that in 'debian/copyright'. -- \ "[T]he question of whether machines can think [...] is about as | `\ relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim." -- | _o__) Edsger W. Dijkstra | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
