Re: Bug#630897: ace: source includes non DFSG-free DDS spec

[Thomas Girard <thomas.g.girard@free.fr>]

Hello,

Le 02/07/2011 17:35, Adam D. Barratt a écrit :
> It's not just non DFSG-free - it's completely non-distributable.  From
> the quote in #630897:
> 
> "(2) the use of the specifications is for informational purposes and
> will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any
> media" 

Indeed.

>> ace packages 5.7.7-4 are distributed in Debian stable. The non-free
>> .pdf is not distributed in the binary packages, and later releases of
>> the source tarballs no longer include the non-free file (the .pdf is not
>> included in source packages of Debian unstable).
>>
>> Should I upload a new ace-dfsg_5.7.7.orig.tar.gz without the pdf file
>> to s-p-u, and request for its inclusion in the next stable update?
> 
> Yes, please rebuild the .orig tarball to remove the file, note that fact
> in debian/{copyright,README.source} and upload new packages targeted at
> stable.
> 
> Note that your suggested tarball name has the "repacked source"
> indicator in the wrong position.  The packages should be versioned as
> 5.7.7+dfsg or similar, so the tarball would be ace_5.7.7
> +dfsg.orig.tar.gz. 

Ok, will do that.

> Does this also affect the ace packages in oldstable? 

Fortunately no.

Thanks,

Thomas