Re: Upstream GPL-3+ vs debian/* GPL-2+
Le Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 05:43:09PM +0100, Ian Jackson a écrit :
> > Thanks a lot for your reply Charles. But I am a bit confuse... Is the
> > debian/ a derivative work from upstream code? If yes, must be the
> > license GPL-3+ or not?
>
> No, it is not a derivative work. (Except for debian/patches/ if you
> use that, but that's presumably not what you mean.)
Yes, sorry for not being clear: by « if combined » I meant debian/patches.
I agree with Ian that a permissive license is the most helpful in general.
For the patches to upstream, while a permissive license will always be
compatible, it may be better to use the same license as upstream, to simplify
their work.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles Plessy
Debian Med packaging team,
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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