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nmap debian/* license



* Lukas Schwaighofer:

> Files: debian/*
> Copyright: 1997-1999, Bdale Garbee <bdale at gag.com>
>            1999-2010, LaMont Jones <lamont at debian.org>
>            2012-2017, Hilko Bengen <bengen at debian.org>
>            2016-2017, Samuel Henrique <samueloph at gmail.com>
>            2017, Lukas Schwaighofer <lukas at schwaighofer.name>
> License: nmap-GPL-2

I agree for "my" line.

> Is that fine for you?  Do I need to contact the Bdale Garbee and LaMont
> Jones to ask them explicitly to license their work under those terms?
> Or is "same license as source" somehow implied by the debian/copyright
> file that was previously distributed with nmap?

I don't see anything in the current license wording that implies
anything about the license of debian/*, so in general it's a good idea
to ask them, even if we replaced most of debian/* over the last 5 years.

Cheers,
-Hilko



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