Sébastien Villemot <sebast...@debian.org> writes: > Ansgar Burchardt <ans...@debian.org> writes: > >> Source: mathgl >> Version: 1.11.2-14 >> Severity: serious >> Control: found -1 2~rc1-3 >> >> Files: texinfo/* >> Copyright: (C) 2008 Alexey Balakin <mathgl.abala...@gmail.com> >> License: GFDL-1.2+ >> Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document >> under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or >> any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no >> Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU Manual,'' >> and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the >> license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation >> License.'' >> (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to >> copy and modify this GNU manual. Buying copies from the FSF >> supports it in developing GNU and promoting software freedom.'' >> >> The GFDL is only free without Invariant Sections and without Front- and >> Back-Cover Texts. > > Looks like we have to strip the manual from the package, unless upstream > (quickly) agrees to remove the front- and back-cover texts.
Dimitrios has contacted the upstream author, and he agrees to remove the front- and back-cover texts. Ansgar: is it ok for ftpmasters if we fix this issue by just changing the debian/copyright file (possibly pointing to some public location like a SVN commit as a proof of the relicensing)? or do you require upload with a new orig tarball? -- .''`. Sébastien Villemot : :' : Debian Developer `. `' http://www.dynare.org/sebastien `- GPG Key: 4096R/381A7594
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