Bug#153257: tetex-bin: License contradictions

["Richard Braakman" <dark@xs4all.nl>]

Package: tetex-bin
Version: 1.0.7+20011202-7
Severity: normal


The copyright file in tetex-bin has this statement:

  tex.web and mf.web mustn't be edited without changing the name of the
  files.

However, the license statements at the top of those files do not give
*any* permission to edit them, regardless of whether the name is changed.
What's up?  Do you have additional permissions that are not stated
in those files?


In addition, the copyright file has this statement:

  The individual parts of this distribution often have their own
  copyright. Please look into the respective files for their copyright.

This is not enough; the full license terms must be in the copyright
file.  (See Debian Policy section 13.6).  Certainly it's a lot of
work to find all the licenses, but
  a) the package maintainer has to do this anyway, to make sure that
     the licenses meet the DFSG, and
  b) it's better if one person does this work once, than that everyone
     who wants to know the license terms has to do it.


Thanks,

Richard Braakman



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