Package: fpc
Version: 2.2.0-dfsg1-9
Version: 2.0.0-4
Severity: serious
Thanks

As can be read in the changelog of the latest version the old source of
fpc has a copyright infringment:
- Possible CodeGear Copyright infringements in the source were reworked
  using cleanroom approach.

Following the full discussion for the same issue in Ubuntu (discussed in
LP bug 275688 [1]) it looks like upstream is now positive of the
infringement. Upstream removed all old releases from their servers.
Debian should probably seek for a similar solution or relicense
(although the latter solution is said in [1] that it should probably
never be mentioned)

I know it is late for Lenny, but I think we should look into this ASAP.
I will point debian-legal to this bug as well.

Paul

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fpc/+bug/275688

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