Hi debian-legal (please cc 506977@bugs.debian.org on reply) I just filed the bug below about a copyright infringement in the fpc source from before version 2.2.2 (that is everything except unstable). I am also following and trying to help on the Ubuntu bug which discusses the same problem [1]. Could you help by explaining what needs to be done (if anything) with the current old-stable, stable and testing sources? It looks like we should take this seriously, but I fear this is slightly above my head. Especially the fact that upstream removed all the old releases from their website seems to mark that they took it very seriously. Paul [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fpc/+bug/275688 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Bug#506977: FPC: copyright infringement in pre 2.2.2 sources Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:42:13 -0600 From: Paul Gevers To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: fpc Version: 2.2.0-dfsg1-9 Version: 2.0.0-4 Severity: serious Thanks As can be read in the changelog of the latest version the old source of fpc has a copyright infringment: - Possible CodeGear Copyright infringements in the source were reworked using cleanroom approach. Following the full discussion for the same issue in Ubuntu (discussed in LP bug 275688 [1]) it looks like upstream is now positive of the infringement. Upstream removed all old releases from their servers. Debian should probably seek for a similar solution or relicense (although the latter solution is said in [1] that it should probably never be mentioned) I know it is late for Lenny, but I think we should look into this ASAP. I will point debian-legal to this bug as well. Paul [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fpc/+bug/275688
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