On 06.01.2013 16:11, Niels Thykier wrote: [...] > I am not convinced that version 1:2.7.5pre1-7 does not fix all license > issues in zangband (see the remark about "Files: debian/*" below). > [...] >> +Files: * > ^^^^^^^^ >> +Copyright: 1997 Ben Harrison, James E. Wilson, Robert A. Koeneke, Steven Fuerst >> + and others >> +License: The Zangband license >> + This software may be copied and distributed for educational, research, and not >> + for profit purposes provided that this copyright and statement are included in >> + all such copies. Other copyrights may also apply. >> + >> +Files: * > ^^^^^^^^ > > This makes the previous paragraph redundant according to DEP-5 Thanks for your hints and sorry for the inconvenience. Both licenses apply because Zangband is based on Angband. Would it be sufficient to write both licenses under one paragraph like Files: * Copyright: Year Names License: [Zangband license] [Angband license] ? >> +Copyright: 1989 Robert Alan Koeneke >> +License: [...] >> + >> +Files: debian/* >> +Copyright: 1998-2000 Eric Leblanc <jughead@debian.org> >> + 2001 Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org> >> + 2001 Brian Nelson <bnelson@bloddclot.net> >> + 2002 Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> >> + 2002 Michael Fedrowitz <michaelf@debian.org> >> + 2003 Jerome Marant <jerome@debian.org> >> + 2003 Pascal Hakim <pasc@debian.org> >> + 2004 Vince Mulhollon <vlm@debian.org> >> + 2006 Steinar H. Gunderson <sesse@debian.org> >> + 2007-2012 Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org> >> + 2012 Markus Koschany <apo@gambaru.de> >> +License: GPL-3+ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > ... and this is very likely to make the resulting code undistributable > if the debian packaging includes patches touching the upstream part[1]. > Incidentally, zangband does appear to have patches in debian/patches/*. > I see your point. Do you consider replacing the GPL-3+ license with either the Zangband license or granting all files in debian/ to the Public Domain as a sufficient solution? Drew, what do you think about this? Regards, Markus [*] On a side note the Angband package in Debian is dual licensed under GPL-2 and the Angband license, maybe we can achieve something similar in the future.
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