On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 12:30:29PM +0100, Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:49:41AM +0000, Qingning Huo wrote: > > I am working on these two packages: libtorrent and rtorrent [1]. There > > are no copyright claims on any source files or README files. There is > > only an AUTHORS file with the name and email of the author. On the > > other hand, it is indicated on the website that the software is > > "Licensed under the GPL", but I can find nowhere in the source tarball > > saying so. There is a COPYING file (GPLv2) though. > > > > Obviously, the author wants the software be released as GPL, so it > > should be DFSG free. But, he didn't follow the "How to apply" guide of > > GPL. Are there source tarballs suitable as part of debian source > > packages? And, how should I write the debian/copyright? > > Does he use some statements in the source files? No, there is no copyright owner, date, license or no-warranty declaration in the source code. David Weinehall <tao@debian.org> to debian-mentors > No, they are not. A statement on a website doesn't mean squat from a > legal perspective. I suggest you contact the upstream author of the > program and explain to him that he needs to read the "How to apply" > section of the GPL.. Thanks. I agree that the source code cannot be included in Debian as its current state. I will communicate with the authors. Best regards, Qingning
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