On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 09:39:45AM +0200, Olе Streicher wrote: > Hi, > > during packaging of casacore <http://bugs.debian.org/686924> which is > licensed as LGPL-2, I found a file that contradicts this license and is > also not DFSG compliant (install/printer/range.c; has a "you may not > sell this program" clause). > > I asked the original author (which has no relation to upstream) whether > he could put the file under LGPL, and he agreed. Also, the upstream > authors are informed. > > However, how shall I deal/document this in the copyright file? > Is it enough to just put a note there
You can simply explain it in debian/copyright like you explained here on the debian-legal list, and you can quote relevant e-mails. > (and possibly put a patch with the license change into debian/patches), Not needed, in my opinion. > or shall I still create a +dfsg tarball by removing the file in question and > then re-add the newly licensed file with a patch? Not needed, in my opinion. > I just don't want to wait until upstream releases a new version with possibly > changing the copyright info in this file. No need to wait for a newer upstream release, in my opinion. Regards, Bart Martens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
