Mehdi Dogguy <[email protected]> writes: > While packaging a software for Debian, I found an empty file under a > proprietary license in upstream's tarball. The file contains only the > header which says who is the copyright holder and the license under > which it was released. There is no source code in it, at all.
There are two possibilities that seem plausible to me: * the file is restricted by copyright, and the stated license terms apply * the file is not restricted by copyright Each of these could be true in different jurisdictions, of course. > I was wondering whether such file can be part of a Debian package (the > .orig tarball)? I think it's best if they are removed. Does their removal have any adverse effect on the binary package? > FTM, I removed those files and made a clean dfsg tarball. I think you've done the right thing. -- \ “The restriction of knowledge to an elite group destroys the | `\ spirit of society and leads to its intellectual | _o__) impoverishment.” —Albert Einstein | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
