Re: webcamoid - MS Corp files
Em 14-10-2017 12:34, Francesco Poli escreveu:
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 11:27:00 -0300 Herbert Fortes wrote:
>
>> Em 14-10-2017 10:43, Francesco Poli escreveu:
>>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:05:57 -0300 Herbert Fortes wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am the maintainer of Webcamoid Debian package.
>>>
>>> Thanks for maintaining that package in Debian!
>>>
>>>> Today I
>>>> am packaging a new version and found some files that
>>>> should not be in 'main'.
>>>> I did the package for 'stable' (7.2.1+dfsg1-5) removing
>>>> some of that files but not all of them.
>>>
>>> The rationale behind the removal of those files is not clear to me:
>>> could you please elaborate a bit?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I found the issue (2016) on github about Ms-LPL files:
>>
>> https://github.com/webcamoid/webcamoid/issues/42
>
>
> First of all, I suggest you document the rationale of the removal in
> the debian/copyright file, probably in Comment: field in the header, as
> done in [imagemagick], for instance.
>
> [imagemagick]: <https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/i/imagemagick/copyright-8%3A6.9.7.4%2Bdfsg-16>
>
>> These files I am talking today do not declare Ms-LPL.
>> Only 'All Rights Reserved'.
>
> They seem to have a shortened permission notice, just because there's a
> "general" file in the directory, which states "All files in THIS
> FOLDER, and ONLY THIS FOLDER are licensed under MICROSOFT LIMITED
> PUBLIC LICENSE, following is a copy of the license: [...]"
> This file is named [COPYING].
>
> [COPYING]: <https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/webcamoid.git/tree/libAvKys/Plugins/VirtualCamera/src/dshow/VirtualCameraFilter/BaseClasses/src/COPYING?h=upstream/7.2.1%2bdfsg1&id=f72535363e53fb9ddce0171c26c6c4cbea633cd2>
>
>
> As far as the issue itself is concerned, I personally think that those
> files are GPL-incompatible and should be purged from the Debian package
> (especially from the binary packages, but also from the source package).
>
> I am not sure the issue is severe enough to need a fix in a stable
> update. If you are willing to prepare a fixed package for Debian
> stable, you may want to get in touch with the stable release team and
> ask them...
>
>
> I hope this helps.
> Bye!
>
Thanks.
regards,
Herbert
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