Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-06 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070706 17:46]: > > I'm not sure I understand; would a "COPYING" file stating "this project > > is licensed under..." be acceptable? > > In practice, there's so much software out there that just provides a > license in the README file and no separate notices in ea

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-06 Thread Russ Allbery
Paul Cager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But Ben Finney said: >> No, there needs to be an explicit grant of license explaining what >> terms apply, and exactly which files comprise the work being licensed. > I'm not sure I understand; would a "COPYING" file stating "this project > is licensed und

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-06 Thread Paul Cager
On Tue, July 3, 2007 4:06 pm, Paul Cager wrote: > On Tue, July 3, 2007 8:38 am, Andreas Barth wrote: >> Explain it in debian/copyright, that's the proper place (the source >> files don't actually need license statement, even though of course it >> helps transparence and is therefore encouraged). >

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-03 Thread Ben Finney
"Paul Cager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, July 3, 2007 8:38 am, Andreas Barth wrote: > > Explain it in debian/copyright, that's the proper place (the > > source files don't actually need license statement, even though of > > course it helps transparence and is therefore encouraged). > > I

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-03 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 04:06:11PM +0100, Paul Cager wrote: > On Tue, July 3, 2007 8:38 am, Andreas Barth wrote: > > Explain it in debian/copyright, that's the proper place (the source > > files don't actually need license statement, even though of course it > > helps transparence and is therefore

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-03 Thread Neil Williams
On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:06:11 +0100 (BST) "Paul Cager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, July 3, 2007 8:38 am, Andreas Barth wrote: > > Explain it in debian/copyright, that's the proper place (the source > > files don't actually need license statement, even though of course it > > helps transpare

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-03 Thread Paul Cager
On Tue, July 3, 2007 8:38 am, Andreas Barth wrote: > Explain it in debian/copyright, that's the proper place (the source > files don't actually need license statement, even though of course it > helps transparence and is therefore encouraged). I didn't realise that. I had assumed that each source

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-03 Thread Andreas Barth
* Paul Cager ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [070702 23:04]: > I'm packaging a couple of Java libraries where the source files do not > have any license declarations. This is being fixed in upstream's svn > repository. > > I still want to package upstream's latest *release* rather than the head > of svn, so i

Re: Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-02 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 09:23:38PM +0100, Paul Cager wrote: > I'm packaging a couple of Java libraries where the source files do not > have any license declarations. This is being fixed in upstream's svn > repository. > > I still want to package upstream's latest *release* rather than the head > o

Missing license info in source files - fixed in upstream svn

2007-07-02 Thread Paul Cager
I'm packaging a couple of Java libraries where the source files do not have any license declarations. This is being fixed in upstream's svn repository. I still want to package upstream's latest *release* rather than the head of svn, so is it OK just to explain the situation in README.Debian-source