Hello Don,
thank you for your advice. It is much appreciated.
On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 02:55:21PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> > Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph
> >
> > Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan (ondrej@idata.sk). It is
> > license under the GPL. On Debian systems, the complete text of the
> > GNU General Public License can be found in the
> > /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL file.
>
> Unfortunatly, this is incorrect. The code is licensed under GPL 2 or
> later. (See below where I discuss the issues with this.)
Appended to this mail you find my new attempt on writing a
debian/copyright files for chbg.
> In your case, it looks like the copyright statement is just the
> following:
>
> /***************************************************************************/
> /* This code is part of Desktop Background changer */
> /* called ChBg */
> /* Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Ondrejicka Stefan */
> /* (ondrej@idata.sk) */
> /* Distributed under GPL 2 or later */
> /***************************************************************************/
Ok, that looks fair. Some source files have different notes
(sometimes only the years are different, sometimes it is different
licenses with different authors), so I went for concatenating them
all, with only exact duplicates merged.
> However, I strongly suggest that you talk to upstream, and have
> upstream use the form of copyright statement and licensing statement
> mentioned in the GNU GPL itself, namely:
This wil probably fail, since he did not answer any of my email
during the last two years. But I can try.
> It is preferable to include them from the upstream maintainer's point
> of view, because it makes it explicit what license the work is
> released under. In the case of this work, it's very difficult to
> accertain what license the images are released under, as there is no
> LICENSE or similar file that contains a copyright statement and
> license statement covering the entire archive.
The README file states
This is public release of ChBg distributed under GPL.
[...]
License :
---------
Chbg is licensed under terms of GPL. See COPYING.
So I assume that the entire archive is ment to be distributed under
the GPL. My new version of the debian/copyright file just includes
the above sniplet. Should I move it into a more prominent position?
Thank you for your help,
Jochen
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This package was debianized by Sean E. Perry <shaleh@debian.org> on Thu, 9 Sep 1999 16:02:25 -0700. It was downloaded from http://chbg.sourceforge.net/ Upstream Author: Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> Copyright and distribution terms. The following list gives the copyrights and distribution licences for the different files in the chbg distribution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * README This is public release of ChBg distributed under GPL. [...] License : --------- Chbg is licensed under terms of GPL. See COPYING. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkmultirowsel.c, gtkmultirowsel.h /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkMultiRowSel Copyright (C) 2000 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * absimg.c, banner.c, chwin.c, gui_tools.h, options.h, recurse.h /***************************************************************************/ /* This code is part of Desktop Background changer */ /* called ChBg */ /* Copyright (c) 1999 - 2001 Ondrejicka Stefan */ /* (ondrej@idata.sk) */ /* Distributed under GPL 2 or later */ /***************************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * absimg.h, absimg_gdkimlib1.c, absimg_gdkpixbuf.c, absimg_imlib1.c, absimg_imlib2.c, config.c, e.c, gaccel.c, gaccel.h, gimpgradient.h, gprop.c, gprop.h, gui_tools.c, operations.c, settings.c, setup.c, shaderpv.c, thumb.c, xsssupport.c /***************************************************************************/ /* This code is part of Desktop Background changer */ /* called ChBg */ /* Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Ondrejicka Stefan */ /* (ondrej@idata.sk) */ /* Distributed under GPL 2 or later */ /***************************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * vroot.h /*****************************************************************************/ /** Copyright 1991 by Andreas Stolcke **/ /** Copyright 1990 by Solbourne Computer Inc. **/ /** Longmont, Colorado **/ /** **/ /** All Rights Reserved **/ /** **/ /** Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and **/ /** its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby **/ /** granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all **/ /** copies and that both that copyright notice and this permis- **/ /** sion notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the **/ /** name of Solbourne not be used in advertising **/ /** in publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without **/ /** specific, written prior permission. **/ /** **/ /** ANDREAS STOLCKE AND SOLBOURNE COMPUTER INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES **/ /** WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF **/ /** MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANDREAS STOLCKE **/ /** OR SOLBOURNE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL **/ /** DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA **/ /** OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER **/ /** TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE **/ /** OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. **/ /*****************************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkbgpixmap.h /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkBgPixmap Copyright (C) 2000 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * fnmatch.h /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. NOTE: The canonical source of this file is maintained with the GNU C Library. Bugs can be reported to bug-glibc@prep.ai.mit.edu. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * config.h /***************************************************************************/ /* This code is part of Desktop Background changer */ /* called ChBg */ /* Copyright (c) 1999 Ondrejicka Stefan */ /* (ondrej@idata.sk) */ /* Distributed under GPL 2 or later */ /***************************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkbgpixmap.c /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkBgPixmap Copyright (C) 2000 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * Insensitive pixmap building code by Eckehard Berns from GNOME Stock * Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkclrbutton.c, gtkclrbutton.h /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkColorButton Copyright (C) 2000 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkmultirow.c, gtkmultirow.h /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkMultiRow Copyright (C) 1998 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * chbg.c, esetroot.c, recurse.c, shader.c /***************************************************************************/ /* This code is part of Desktop Background changer */ /* called ChBg */ /* Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 Ondrejicka Stefan */ /* (ondrej@idata.sk) */ /* Distributed under GPL 2 or later */ /***************************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gtkselbox.c, gtkselbox.h /* GTK - The GIMP Toolkit * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald * GtkSelBox Copyright (C) 2000 Stefan Ondrejicka <ondrej@idata.sk> * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Library General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * fnmatch.c /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * gimpgradient.c /* The GIMP -- an image manipulation program * Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis * * Gradient editor module copyight (C) 1996-1997 Federico Mena Quintero * federico@nuclecu.unam.mx * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURIGHTE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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