Generally, this would be a problem. You should ask the person to explicitly state that the disclaimer does not apply.
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:18:35 +0100 Christoph Biedl <debian.a...@manchmal.in-ulm.de> wrote: > Hello, > > every now and then I receive submissions (i.e. patches) by e-mail for > packages I maintain. Sometimes a disclaimer¹ is part of that message, > a text that denies me from doing certain things with that e-mail - > like copying or disclosing the message. > > In my opinion using such a patch for an upload would violate that > clause and therefore might even put the Debian project in jeopardy. > > Thoughts on that? > > Christoph > > ¹ In German, the word "Angstklausel" is quite common for that, I'm not > aware of an English counterpart that describes it as well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150216071128.9d925ce0e35c3f6e8bd45...@bitmessage.ch
