Re: License of "debian/" directories
On 10/8/20 3:10 PM, Joel Ray Holveck wrote:
> I'm currently asking my employer to let me upstream some changes I've got to some Debian packaging. Usually, they like to know what the license is.
>
> What's the license of "debian/" directories in source packages? Not for native packages, but the packaging for third-party software. Is it the same as the upstream code, or does Debian own the copyright and have a particular license for that, or what?
>
> I looked over the Policy Manual and the Legal FAQ, but didn't see an answer. Is this something that's been discussed before?
>
> Best,
> joelh
Hi Joel,
This old thread is probably relevant: https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2018/09/msg00000.html
Seems like this is a negligence in enforcing Debian developers to explicitly license the Debian package source files.
Hong
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