Xiyue Deng <manp...@gmail.com> writes: > Source: racket-mode > Version: 20240129git0 > Severity: important > > When working on updating the racket-mode package, I noticed that the > Debian packaging work under "debian/" does not have a separate copyright > clause. This is probably fine. However, upstream has updated their > license from GPL-2+ to GPL-3+ in 2022, and hence we need some > clarification of the license for the work under "debian/". > > I think the majority of the packaging work is done by David, so it would > be great that David can help clarify the license of your work under > "debian/", and whether you want to follow upstream to update it to > GPL-3+. > > (A similar bug was filed against web-mode as Bug#1074413[1], which can > be used as an example on providing consent as reference.) >
Yes, it's fine to follow upstream. I usually write that explicitly in d/copyright, but here it seems I neglected to do so. Please feel free to license the existing packaging as "same as upstream". This level of indirection will reduce future updates.
