Re: RFS: sqlline
Hi
I have two comments on this package.
1) Please consider to name the package sqlline-java or similar. Not strictly
necessary but it do not clutter the namespace as much. :)
2) Do not strip the .orig.tar.gz file unless strictly necessary. In this case
I can not see that it is necessary. It would be good to ask upstream if it
is possible to release one version without GPL references... If that is
necessary is up to the ftp masters to decide though when accepting the package.
Best regards,
// Ola
On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 08:37:21PM +0200, Damien Raude-Morvan wrote:
> Le Saturday 02 August 2008 01:54:23 Damien Raude-Morvan, vous avez écrit :
> > Le Saturday 02 August 2008 00:40:41 Matthew Johnson, vous avez écrit :
> > > I've also had a look at sqlline:
> > >
> > > - if (as README.Debian suggests) it is only useful with a jdbc driver
> > > it should probably depend (or at the very least recommend) a jdbc
> > > driver. I'd Depend on all of them as alternatives (those that are
> > > packaged).
> >
> > Initially, it's exactly what I've done in debian/control. But I then
> > remember using sqlline with Oracle or Firebird JDBC drivers which are not
> > in Debian : I don't want to force debian users installing a package they
> > don't need so I downgraded that to a Suggests.
> > But you're right, we may concentrate on what Debian is providing.
>
> I've made all JDBC drivers Recommends.
>
> > > - debian/copyright claims BSD licence, but the LICENSE in the tarball
> > > says GPLv2, which is it?
> >
> > It's really weird :
> > - Upstream website say BSD licence [1] and links to [2]
> > - Source code is under 3-clauses BSD : src/sqlline/SqlLine.java
> > - root LICENCE file is GPLv2
> >
> > I've re-downloaded upstream tarball to double check that but I got exactly
> > the same file. I'll try to contact upstream author on this issue.
> >
> > [1] http://sqlline.sourceforge.net/#license
> > [2] http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
>
> I've contacted upstream (Marc Prud'hommeaux) about this issue, and he reply to
> me :
> "
> SQLLine was once GPL, but it was changed to be BSD a few years back.
> Any references to the GPL are vestigial. Hopefully the license
> declaration at http://sqlline.sourceforge.net/#license is sufficiently
> authoritative in this regard.
> "
>
> To me, this seems a reasonable answer so I've stripped wrong LICENCE file from
> orig.tar.gz.
> I've reuploaded a new version on mentors.debian.net :
> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/sqlline/sqlline_1.0.2-1.dsc
>
> Regards,
> --
> Damien Raude-Morvan / www.drazzib.com
>
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