Re: Requesting package review for libti*, tilp, gfm

[Benjamin Moody <benjamin.moody@gmail.com>]

>> > The change from libticonv3 to libticonv6 would break the packages
>> > currently depending on libticonv3.

There should be nothing preventing both versions from being installed
simultaneously.  Isn't that the point of including the version in the
package name?  Anyway, the API remains compatible; those old packages
(which are what? tiemu?) simply need to be recompiled.

>> > I read in the file README "A special exception applies when linking
>> > the library into TilEm, see the COPYING file for details." but I
>> > don't find such exception in the COPYING file (it's identical to
>> > /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2) nor in debian/copyright.
>> > Please ask upstream for clarification.
>> CC'ed. Resolution to this problem will fix #686635.
> Well, said exception was created years before my time as the maintainer...
> I _think_ that this exception is obsolete nowadays, as TilEm 2.0 is
> completely free software. TilEm 0.x used a component with a non-free
> license, but it has been replaced with free software for the TilEm 2.0
> release, produced this year, which Albert is attempting to package for
> Debian as well.
> Benjamin ?

All true, and if you want to drop that exception in future versions
you'll have no objections from me.

This exception only ever applied to libticables2; if it's mentioned in
the other libraries' README files I'm sure that was a mistake.

Benjamin