X-Debbugs-CC: 935...@bugs.debian.org Package: assaultcube-data Version: 1.2.0.2.1-3 Severity: serious Justification: Policy 2.2.3 Control: affects -1 assaultcube
When I was looking into updating assaultcube to the new upstream release, I was prompted by #935669#57 to look into the copyright situation.. Before diving into it, I'd like to state that I believe upstream that hey have done their due diligence to ensure that they are able to redistribute their package. Upstream tells on their license site [1[ that it is ok to distribute the package unmodified. they gave Debian specic license to repack where appropiate, but only to make packaging easier. [2] [3] however they reserve the right revoke that license *at any time*; even if they try to find a resolution before, but they explictily reserve the right to revoke. Additionally, looking in the assaultcube data files package, there are several files with unclear copyright status or file origin, a few are just "all rights reserved". I fear that above puts a risk on Debian that I'm not sure if we should take this. My proposal to resolve would be to modify assaultcube-data, so that it will directly download and install the *data* files needed to play assaultcube. (The package assaultcube -- without -data is the game engine and licensed under a zlib-like license. This engine package is not a problem at all to have in Debian) [1] https://assault.cubers.net/docs/license.html [2] https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/assaultcube-data/-/blob/master/debian/copyright#L119 [3] http://forum.cubers.net/thread-4150.html -- tobi
