Hi the issue of switching the numdiff docs to the GPL was raised with upstream 2 years ago, and Ivano preferred to stick to GFDL.
The actual issue with the incomplete debian/copyright file is also reported by lintian as warning "file-without-copyright-information". Currently 272 packages cause this warning, and about 100000 files have an undocumented license. The easiest way forward is to complete the copyright file which I am going to do ASAP. Thanks for reporting ! Paolo On 28/04/2015 00:14, Francesco Poli (wintermute) wrote: > Package: numdiff > Version: 5.8.1-1 > Severity: serious > Justification: Policy 4.5 > > Hello and thanks for maintaining this interesting package in Debian! > > After taking a look at bug #709492, I noticed that the debian/copyright > file for numdiff/5.8.1-1 [1] seems to be incomplete, as it does not > mention the GFDL-licensed files. There are at least some files > under the GFDL [2]. > > [1] https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/n/numdiff/copyright-5.8.1-1 > [2] for instance: > https://sources.debian.net/src/numdiff/5.8.1-1/docs/numdiff.txi/ > > Please update the debian/copyright file to correctly document the > licensing status of the package. > > Or, even better, could the upstream developer(s) be persuaded to > re-license the documentation under the same terms as the rest > of the package (GPL)? > This would be an optimal solution, since, for example, it would > allow any contributor to use material copied from the program > source code, when improving the documentation. > Moreover, it would simplify the debian/copyright file! ;-) > > Bye and thanks for your time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
