Re: libticonv 1.1.3-1 at mentors

[Bart Martens <bartm@debian.org>]

Hi Albert,

I looked at the package uploaded to mentors on 2012-09-27 00:31.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 09:49:39PM -0400, Albert Huang wrote:
> Before that Bart Martens wrote:
> > I read this in README :
> >
> >   |  (A special exception applies when linking the library into TilEm, see
> >   |  the COPYING file for details.)
> >
> > But I don't find such exception in COPYING.  Actually, the file COPYING is
> > identical to /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 so there's nothing specific
> > to "linking the library into TilEm" in COPYING.
> >
> Upstream confirms that this exception no longer applies, and as you've said
> COPYING does not have said exception. I've added a patch to remove that
> confusing clause.

I read this in debian/patches/remove-tilem-copyright-exception.patch :

  |  Description: remove tilem copyright exception
  |   Removes the now invalid TilEm copyright exception from the README, since the
  |   LICENSE file makes no mention of it, and upstream confirms that this exception
  |   is no longer valid.
  |  Author: Albert Huang <alberth.debian@gmail.com>

But there is no LICENSE file.  I guess you meant the COPYING file.

I suggest to not patch README but to quote what upstream wrote about this in
debian/copyright including upstream's From and Date headers.

Regards,

Bart Martens