Bug#390664: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Bug#390664: closed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Theodore Y. Ts'o) (Bug#390664: fixed in e2fsprogs 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.10.02-1)]
I would appreciate any comments from the Debian Release Managers and Debian Masters about whether or not it is required to remove any files which are legal for us to redistribute (such as RFC's and I-D's), but which are not DFSG-compliant from source tarballs (but which are not included in any of packages which are part of 'main' or 'contrib'). I can find no statement in Debian Policy which requires this, and there is an admonition to try to not to deviate from the upstream source tar file whenever possible. If any comments could be made to bug #390664, it would be much appreciated. Regards, - Ted ---BeginMessage--- On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 03:02:32PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: Thanks for dealing with the bug so fast! The source package appear to contain the same file: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.39.orig.tar.gz e2fsprogs-1.39/doc/draft-leach-uuids-guids-01.txt Steve Langasek suggested on debian-legal that asking for permission from the document authors would be preferable to removing the file. According to the file, the authors are Paul J. Leach [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Rich Salz [EMAIL PROTECTED], but the document suggests others may own the document too: It is legal to distribute the source file, so leaving the I-D in the source should not be an issue. Debian Policy merely says that the packages must be DFSG compliant, but as far as I know, the controlling guidelines for the source files are: (1) it is highly desirable that the file be identical to the upstream, and (2) it must be legal for our FTP mirrors to distribute. Both conditions are currently satisified, so I don't see a justification for diverging with the upstream source file just to remove the I-D. Regards, - Ted ---End Message---
Bug#390664: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Bug#390664: closed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Theodore Y. Ts'o) (Bug#390664: fixed in e2fsprogs 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.10.02-1)]
* Theodore Tso ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061003 21:19]: I would appreciate any comments from the Debian Release Managers and Debian Masters about whether or not it is required to remove any files which are legal for us to redistribute (such as RFC's and I-D's), but which are not DFSG-compliant from source tarballs (but which are not included in any of packages which are part of 'main' or 'contrib'). I can find no statement in Debian Policy which requires this, and there is an admonition to try to not to deviate from the upstream source tar file whenever possible. http://release.debian.org/etch_rc_policy.txt says in 1. DFSG-freeness: All content in main and contrib must meet the DFSG, both in .debs and in the source (including the .orig.tar.gz) So, I would say, yes. Cheers, Andi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#390664: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Bug#390664: closed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Theodore Y. Ts'o) (Bug#390664: fixed in e2fsprogs 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.10.02-1)]
Theodore Tso [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would appreciate any comments from the Debian Release Managers and Debian Masters about whether or not it is required to remove any files which are legal for us to redistribute (such as RFC's and I-D's), but which are not DFSG-compliant from source tarballs (but which are not included in any of packages which are part of 'main' or 'contrib'). I can find no statement in Debian Policy which requires this, and there is an admonition to try to not to deviate from the upstream source tar file whenever possible. Debian includes two kinds of packages: Binary packages, in the .deb archive format; Source packages, which consist of three files: a tarball, a diff, and a source control file. (Some source packages don't have the diff.) The requirements which apply to packages apply to both kinds. That is enough to keep the bug open. The bug is release critical, because compliance with this rule is a release requirement for etch. You need to make your own source tarball, with dfsg somewhere in the version string, and with the required file in debian/ documenting the changes you made to the upstream tarball. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
