Package: xtail Version: 2.1-6 Severity: normal The original packaging (2001) used BSD as licensing for xtail[1] (for upstream source code). Before 1.0 format[2], when a packaging licensing was not declared, the same license for the upstream was considered for packaging.
[1] https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xtail/-/commit/957108b1ffab7b61f53adde13d7d5a8caec036ba [2] https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ In 2.1-6 revision the upstream changed the licensing to a public domain like (Unlicense[3][4]). This change was applied in 2.1-6 revision (all right) but the packaging license was also changed, now for GPL-2+[3] without any asking for permission for previous holders (Roderick Schertler and Joao Eriberto Mota Filho). Other consideration is that GPL-2+ is incompatible with the upstream licensing (BSD and public domain). [3] https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xtail/-/commit/8f5f4a547ba413bb3fdc8bc9d028c652a9ee3708 [4] https://www.unicom.com/sw/license Conclusion: the packaging licensing should be reverted to BSD. Regards, Eriberto
