Lukas Schwaighofer <[email protected]> writes: > I declared my ITA gmrun and I have two questions: > > 1. The current debian/copyright is written in a way that it does not > apply to the debian/* files.
The copyright file (you don't say which, so I am looking at <URL:https://sources.debian.net/src/gmrun/0.9.2-2.1/debian/copyright/>) does not mention any files specifically. This is typically taken to mean that the copyright, and license grant, applies to the work as a whole. That includes, IMO, the ‘debian/*’ files unless otherwise stated. If the Debian packager wants to mention files specifically they have the option when writing that file. > So, as far as I can tell, the previous maintainers have not stated > under which license they make their work available. So by the above logic, I think the previous maintainers *have* stated explicit license grant to their work, by writing the ‘debian/copyright’ file in the way they did. -- \ “Begin with false premises and you risk reaching false | `\ conclusions. Begin with falsified premises and you forfeit your | _o__) authority.” —Kathryn Schulz, 2015-10-19 | Ben Finney
