Bug#940924: python3-rope: the license has been changed without the main author's consent
Stefano Rivera wrote: > Control: tag -1 - sid > Control: notfound -1 rope/0.14.0-1 > > Removing sid tag and version, to stop this from blocking unrelated > changes from migrating to testing. > > 0.14 isn't in Debian yet, and Debian is still declaring the GPLv2+ > license. This bug is about future versions. > > > As can be seen here[1], the license of this package has been changed from > > GPL to LGPL without the consent of the main author. > > > > [1] https://github.com/python-rope/rope/pull/266 > > FWIW, there is no sign of objection, either. And his GH account does > seem active. I have no objections, indeed. Best wishes, Ali
Bug#940924: python3-rope: the license has been changed without the main author's consent
Control: tag -1 - sid Control: notfound -1 rope/0.14.0-1 Removing sid tag and version, to stop this from blocking unrelated changes from migrating to testing. 0.14 isn't in Debian yet, and Debian is still declaring the GPLv2+ license. This bug is about future versions. > As can be seen here[1], the license of this package has been changed from > GPL to LGPL without the consent of the main author. > > [1] https://github.com/python-rope/rope/pull/266 FWIW, there is no sign of objection, either. And his GH account does seem active. Many other projects have successfully relicensed without obtaining consent from every contributor. However, the vast majority of code here seems to be copyright Ali Gholami Rudi. If the Debian maintainer doesn't want to acknowledge this license change, an easy solution for Debian would be to treat this as being GPLv3 licensed. That is compatible with the original GPLv2, or later, license as well as subsequent LGPLv3 changes. > I don't know, if it is still relevant to keep this orphaned package in > Debian anymore. But yeah, if nobody is maintaining it, that's all moot. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
Bug#940924: python3-rope: the license has been changed without the main author's consent
Package: python3-rope Version: 0.10.5-3 Severity: grave Dear Maintainer, As can be seen here[1], the license of this package has been changed from GPL to LGPL without the consent of the main author. [1] https://github.com/python-rope/rope/pull/266 I don't know, if it is still relevant to keep this orphaned package in Debian anymore. Regards, Salman -- System Information: Debian Release: bullseye/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 5.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages python3-rope depends on: ii python3 3.7.3-1 Versions of packages python3-rope recommends: ii git [git-core] 1:2.23.0-1 ii mercurial 5.1.1-1 ii python3-svn 1.9.9-1+b1 python3-rope suggests no packages. -- no debconf information
