[Pkg-osm-maint] Bug#732291: Bug#732291: files in src/* have license GPLv2+
Hello, (First of all, I'm not the maintainer of a package.) On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:24:59 +0100 Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: I don't think it's a bug. If source is distributed as GPL-2+, you're free to take it as either GPL-2, or any later version. As GPL-2 and GPL-3 are incompatible, to link against GPL-2 sources, you must take GPL-2+ sources under GPL-2 or you violate the license. That said, I think GPL-2 is the best choice here. debian/copyright is not only about stating the licensing we choose for our work (the source of packaging and the binary compiled code), but also about documenting the licensing of upstream parts. The upstream distributes their sources under ‘GPL version 2 or later’, which means that it is either under GPL-2, or GPL-3, or GPL-2+ when it comes to actually using the source. It is therefore correct to state that the license of upstream's code is GPL-2, as it is one of the options upstream gives. Furthermore, if there are other parts of the code are still GPL-2, and they link against code under src/, it'd not be legal to take that source under GPL-3. Please document upstream licensing. If you _also_ want to document the resulting combined licensing of the full redistributed work, do that separately in _addition_ (in the header section, if using DEP-3 format). My opinion that this is more a nitpicking, under which I mean this is a change that's better to be done, but it definitely doesn't qualify as an RC bug. Closer to wishlist severity, actually. -- Cheers, Andrew signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Pkg-osm-maint mailing list Pkg-osm-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-osm-maint
[Pkg-osm-maint] Bug#732291: Bug#732291: files in src/* have license GPLv2+
Quoting Andrew Shadura (2014-01-09 16:48:12) On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:24:59 +0100 Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: I don't think it's a bug. If source is distributed as GPL-2+, you're free to take it as either GPL-2, or any later version. As GPL-2 and GPL-3 are incompatible, to link against GPL-2 sources, you must take GPL-2+ sources under GPL-2 or you violate the license. That said, I think GPL-2 is the best choice here. debian/copyright is not only about stating the licensing we choose for our work (the source of packaging and the binary compiled code), but also about documenting the licensing of upstream parts. The upstream distributes their sources under ‘GPL version 2 or later’, which means that it is either under GPL-2, or GPL-3, or GPL-2+ when it comes to actually using the source. It is therefore correct to state that the license of upstream's code is GPL-2, as it is one of the options upstream gives. No, it is incorrect to state that upstream released the code as GPL-2 when in fact they released it as GPL-2+, even if GPL-2+ implies that redisistribution under GPL-2 is permitted by them. Furthermore, if there are other parts of the code are still GPL-2, and they link against code under src/, it'd not be legal to take that source under GPL-3. The fact that other parts of a redistribution requires that redistribution to change licensing as permitted by upstream does not change the fact that upstream did release their part as GPL-2+. Please document upstream licensing. My opinion that this is more a nitpicking, under which I mean this is a change that's better to be done, but it definitely doesn't qualify as an RC bug. Closer to wishlist severity, actually. Bugreporter didn't reference specific reason for choice of severity, but if e.g. packaging lists facts wrong, and Debian Policy lists the inclusion of those facts as a should or must, then it is truly an RC-grade severity - despite your personal feeling. It sure isn't only a wishlist bug! - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private signature.asc Description: signature ___ Pkg-osm-maint mailing list Pkg-osm-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-osm-maint
