Re: License missing in the tarball but present on the website
On 10997 March 1977, Gonéri Le Bouder wrote: > Upstream published an errata on the website. The don't have a gpg key to > sign the post: > http://vdrift.net/article.php/license-change-2007-03-23-release > I will copy the post in the debian/changelog with a link to the website. > Is it enough? debian/copyright is the place where such stuff has to be. -- bye Joerg "Das Internet, jetzt auf 47 DVDs - oder auf 2 CDs in der jugenfreien Fassung"? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: License missing in the tarball but present on the website
>On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 12:24:26PM +0200, Gonéri Le Bouder wrote: ... >If the project is relatively fast moving and vdrift is >in etch, it might be a good idea to package it with the tarball updated >to reflect the licence change for etch r1 whenever that occurs and ask >for it to be put into stable-proposed-updates. This would cover all >bases: anyone who had got vdrift from r0 would be made aware: anyone >who installed from r1 onwards would automatically get the changed >licence terms. The concerned tarball is not in Etch. >Any lenny / sid package would just be packaged with the new licence. > >> My question is: in the debian/copyright, is it possible to refere to a >> license that is on a website or in an archived mailing list. >> >I don't think that's adequate, unfortunately. What if I install from >CD and have no 'Net access? Upstream published an errata on the website. The don't have a gpg key to sign the post: http://vdrift.net/article.php/license-change-2007-03-23-release I will copy the post in the debian/changelog with a link to the website. Is it enough? Best regards, Gonéri pgpZlG0Q5nFjF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: License missing in the tarball but present on the website
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 12:24:26PM +0200, Gonéri Le Bouder wrote: > Hello, > > The vdrift upstream uploaded a data tarball with some content licensed under > the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 license. > > After discution there are agree to relicense these files under GNU GPL > but the tarball is quite udge (> 200M) and so I think it should provably > be easier to publish a notification on the website. > Notes in the README.Debian and any relevant docs directory would help. A copy of their email would also be useful in there. This sort of thing would actually be useful in DWN. "$foo data relicensed to GPL" If the project is relatively fast moving and vdrift is in etch, it might be a good idea to package it with the tarball updated to reflect the licence change for etch r1 whenever that occurs and ask for it to be put into stable-proposed-updates. This would cover all bases: anyone who had got vdrift from r0 would be made aware: anyone who installed from r1 onwards would automatically get the changed licence terms. Any lenny / sid package would just be packaged with the new licence. > My question is: in the debian/copyright, is it possible to refere to a > license that is on a website or in an archived mailing list. > I don't think that's adequate, unfortunately. What if I install from CD and have no 'Net access? > Best regards, > >Gonéri All best, Andy
Re: License missing in the tarball but present on the website
Hi, On Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 12:24:26 +0200, Gon?ri Le Bouder wrote: > Hello, > > The vdrift upstream uploaded a data tarball with some content licensed under > the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 license. > > After discution there are agree to relicense these files under GNU GPL > but the tarball is quite udge (> 200M) and so I think it should provably > be easier to publish a notification on the website. > > My question is: in the debian/copyright, is it possible to refere to a > license that is on a website or in an archived mailing list. a signed mail by them, stating about the relicensing, droped to debian/copyright should be okay IMHO. but please, i am not an expert on debian-legal stuff. Greetings Martin -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# man real-life No manual entry for real-life -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
License missing in the tarball but present on the website
Hello, The vdrift upstream uploaded a data tarball with some content licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 license. After discution there are agree to relicense these files under GNU GPL but the tarball is quite udge (> 200M) and so I think it should provably be easier to publish a notification on the website. My question is: in the debian/copyright, is it possible to refere to a license that is on a website or in an archived mailing list. Best regards, Gonéri pgp9qFHrTMngX.pgp Description: PGP signature
