Bug#852196: lintian: check of license-problem-convert-utf-code is to strict
Package: lintian
Version: 2.5.50
Severity: normal
Recently a check for a probably license problem by using a old
convert_UTF.c file with the non-free license was introduced in lintian.
The check seems to bring out false positives.
As a co-maintainer of src:icedove I see being hit by this lintian check
now.
https://lintian.debian.org/maintainer/chris@sigxcpu.org.html#icedove
Mozilla is updated the used convert_UTF.c for some time and is using the new
relicensed file from unicode.org.
This is the used version within Thunderbird 45.6.0
https://sources.debian.net/src/icedove/1:45.6.0-2/mozilla/toolkit/crashreporter/google-breakpad/src/common/convert_UTF.c
The header in the source file uses the same license agreement as written
on copyright information site on unicode.org that got a agreement on
beeing free in terms of DFSG based on report #823100.
http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html#Exhibit1
I don't know how the check is in detail working but it's need to get a
bit smarter I think.
Regards
Carsten
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.7.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages lintian depends on:
ii binutils 2.27.51.20161220-1
ii bzip2 1.0.6-8
ii diffstat 1.61-1
ii file 1:5.29-2
ii gettext 0.19.8.1-1
ii intltool-debian 0.35.0+20060710.4
ii libapt-pkg-perl 0.1.30
ii libarchive-zip-perl 1.59-1
ii libclass-accessor-perl 0.34-1
ii libclone-perl 0.38-2+b1
ii libdpkg-perl 1.18.18
ii libemail-valid-perl 1.202-1
ii libfile-basedir-perl 0.07-1
ii libipc-run-perl 0.94-1
ii liblist-moreutils-perl 0.416-1+b1
ii libparse-debianchangelog-perl 1.2.0-12
ii libperl5.24 [libdigest-sha-perl] 5.24.1~rc4-1
ii libtext-levenshtein-perl 0.13-1
ii libtimedate-perl 2.3000-2
ii liburi-perl 1.71-1
ii libyaml-libyaml-perl 0.63-2
ii man-db 2.7.6.1-2
ii patchutils 0.3.4-2
ii perl 5.24.1~rc4-1
ii t1utils 1.39-2
ii xz-utils 5.2.2-1.2
Versions of packages lintian recommends:
ii dpkg 1.18.18
pn libperlio-gzip-perl <none>
ii perl 5.24.1~rc4-1
ii perl-modules-5.24 [libautodie-perl] 5.24.1~rc4-1
Versions of packages lintian suggests:
pn binutils-multiarch <none>
ii dpkg-dev 1.18.18
ii libhtml-parser-perl 3.72-3
pn libtext-template-perl <none>
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