Bug#780231: unblock: memtest86/4.3.7-2
Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package memtest86
This is a documentation-only upload to make it clear that this is the
last dfsg-free version of memtest86.
Its goal is to make our users aware of a license change which upstream
does not communicate about:
* to avoid users loosing their time to report the new releases -
See http://bugs.debian.org/780174 for an example.
* to avoid our users downloading a non-dfsg-free version by error
thinking the Debian package is just outdated, and point them users
to memtest86+ as an alternative.
diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian
--- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian
+++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/README.Debian
@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@
-The make-memtest86-boot-floppy utility will help you to create a
-boot floppy or floppy image.
+This is the last DFSG-compliant version of this software, upstream
+has opted for a proprietary development model starting with 5.0. You
+may want to consider using memtest86+, which has been forked from an
+older version, and is also available in Debian.
- -- Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>, Tue May 25 15:45:37 2004
+The make-memtest86-boot-floppy utility will help you to create a boot
+floppy or floppy image using grub-legacy. You may prefer to use the
+prebuilt ISO shipped by the memtest86+ package.
+
+ -- Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>, Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:17:12 +0100
diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog
--- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog
+++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+memtest86 (4.3.7-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Update extended description and README.Debian to make it clear that
+ later versions are not DFSG-free.
+ * Upgrade "Suggests: memtest86+" to a "Recommends:".
+ * Make it explicit that make-memtest86-boot-floppy only works with
+ grub-legacy, and point to memtest86+.iso as alternative.
+ * Documented hairy source-download process in debian/copyright and
+ list the new copyright holder.
+
+ -- Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org> Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:21:52 +0100
+
memtest86 (4.3.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
* New upstream release, and as it seems the last Free/OpenSource one.
diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control
--- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control
+++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
Package: memtest86
Architecture: i386 amd64 kfreebsd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64 lpia hurd-i386
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
-Suggests: hwtools, memtester, kernel-patch-badram, memtest86+, grub2 (>=1.96+20090523-1) | grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624), mtools
+Suggests: hwtools, memtester, kernel-patch-badram, grub2 (>=1.96+20090523-1) | grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624), mtools
+Recommends: memtest86+
Description: thorough real-mode memory tester
Memtest86 scans your RAM for errors.
.
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@
- This software has been forked some time ago as memtest86+, which is
- also available in Debian. It has sometimes support for more recent
- hardware than memtest86 has.
+ This is the last DFSG-compliant version of this software, upstream
+ has opted for a proprietary development model starting with 5.0. You
+ may want to consider using memtest86+, which has been forked from an
+ earlier version of memtest86, and provides a different set of
+ features. It is available in the memtest86+ package.
.
- Both memtest86 and memtest86+ are being worked on in parallel.
- .
- A convenience script is also provided to make a grub-based floppy or
- image.
+ A convenience script is also provided to make a grub-legacy-based
+ floppy or image.
diff -u memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright
--- memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright
+++ memtest86-4.3.7/debian/copyright
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
This package was debianized by Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>
-It was downloaded from http://www.memtest86.com/
+It was downloaded from http://www.memtest86.com/, and the tar.gz was
+extracted from the ISO image contained in the "Image for creating
+bootable CD" tar.gz.
Upstream Author: Chris Brady <cbrady@sgi.com>
+ PassMark Software
License:
unblock memtest86/4.3.7-2
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
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