Re: Your C-Scan Perl distribution - copyright and licensing terms? :)
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 04:44:45PM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> Hi,
>
> First of all, thanks for writing the C-Scan extension!
>
> I'm currently in the process of packaging it for Debian GNU/Linux.
> One of the features of Debian is that it is quite strict about
> the licensing terms of the software and other work included in its
> distribution; thus, it is highly preferable and usually essential to
> have a clear authorship, copyright and licensing statement from
> the authors and contributors of the various packages included in Debian.
>
> Now, it seems that the C-Scan distribution as uploaded to CPAN does not
> really have any mentions of your name as the author, or any statement
> about the distribution terms of the files. Could you please clarify
> the situation? :) Elie Rosenblum, who used to maintain a C-Scan package
> in Debian, seems to have obtained a statement from you saying that
> everything you release is distributed on the "same as Perl" basis; would
> it be possible to restate that, just for the record, if it's not too
> much bother? :)
Consider it restated. ;-)
> Actually, the best solution would be for you to release a new version of
> C-Scan to CPAN, with either the README file or the Scan.pm POD docs
> containing an "AUTHOR(S)" and a "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE" section, so that
> this is explicitly published for the world to see. However, I understand
> that a new CPAN release may sometimes be hard on one's free time :) and so
> a licensing terms confirmation by e-mail might be enough.
I hate updating for metadata-only changes.
Thanks for you nice words,
Ilya
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