Bug#768176: unblock: pioneers/15.3-1
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On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 06:20:02PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote:
> Bug #765319 (non-free license for artwork) is RC in the current version in
> pioneers. Upstream has contacted the artist and they relicensed it under
> CC-BY-SA-4.0. Upstream has released a new version with this fix.
>
> I asked on IRC if this could get a freeze exception, or if I should backport
> the change. I was told a new upstream version is not a problem, as long as
> there aren't other changes in it.
>
> However, I didn't know it also includes whitespace and sorting changes to files
> in debian/ and a buffer overflow fix (which is probably not a security issue,
> but I didn't investigate), and while changing debian/copyright it was changed
> to follow DEP-5. I'm guessing this is still not a problem? If it is, I can
> either prepare 15.2-2, or downgrade the bug severity to wishlist (the problem
> is solved; it is now a documentation issue that the license mentioned in the
> package is not accurate).
>
> The debdiff only shows version and sorting differences. I've attached a
> cleaned diff of both upstream trees.
The debdiff you attached would be fine in principle, but unfortunately the
version in Jessie is 14.1-2, not 15.2-1. With
271 files changed, 52206 insertions(+), 33080 deletions(-)
I'd rather have a targetted fix for the documentation bug through tpu
please. Downgrading the bug is also an option, though I feel slightly
uncomfortable shipping a package with a license inaccuracy.
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Jonathan Wiltshire jmw@debian.org
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