On sam., 2010-12-18 at 18:15 +0100, Francesco Poli (t1000) wrote: > Package: desktop-base > Version: 6.0.4 > Severity: serious > Justification: Policy 4.5 > > Hi desktop-base maintainers! > > First of all, thank you very much for fixing bug #587668. > > However, the changes needed to fix that bug do not seem to > be properly documented in the debian/copyright file, unfortunately. What do you mean? > > It seems to me that this file is rather outdated and in need of > a complete review and update. There was a review and update recently, which I guess you miss. Might not be complete though. > Some random checks highlight at least the following issues: > > * the debian-background.svg file seems to be no longer present > in the package (that's a relief, since it was apparently > derived from the non-free DOUL-with) Thanks, dropped. > > * there does not seem to be any clear copyright notice > (with years and copyright holders) and license for > debian-security.xcf, which is derived from the DOUL > (under the Expat/MIT license) and from a GNOME icon > (under which license?!?) “created” and “updated” looks to me like pretty clear, though years are missing. Will ping initial author to get some information. > > * the debian-official-logo-small.png image seems to be no longer > present (that's a relief, since the official logo is non-free) Thanks, dropped. > > * there does not seem to be any clear copyright notice > (with years and copyright holders) and license for > the gnome-debian-sid "kit", which is (now) derived from > at least the DOUL (under the Expat/MIT license) I'll let Josselin add this. > > * the SpaceFun theme copyright notice and license does not seem to be > complete, since it does not mention that the theme was derived from > the DOUL (which is copyright (c) 1999 Software in the Public > Interest and released under the Expat/MIT license, a license > which is distinct from the GPLv2, even though compatible with it) Added. > > * I cannot see any information about the nightly and moreblue-orbit > themes ... Added. > > * I cannot find any information about the emblem-debian.icon and > emblem-debian.png files ... > Either. > I really hope the debian/copyright file may be fixed in time > for the squeeze release. Again, bugs don't magically fix themselves, so reporting is nice (and useful) but providing patches is better. Regards, -- Yves-Alexis
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