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! -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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