Bug#477060: Bug#491354: Handling of RC licensing bugs in TeXLive
- To: Frank Küster <frank@debian.org>
- Cc: Debian Release Management <debian-release@lists.debian.org>, 491354@bugs.debian.org, 477060@bugs.debian.org, 483217@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#477060: Bug#491354: Handling of RC licensing bugs in TeXLive
- From: Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:22:13 +0200
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20080921092213.GA11952@mails.so.argh.org>
- Mail-followup-to: Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>, Frank Küster <frank@debian.org>, Debian Release Management <debian-release@lists.debian.org>, 491354@bugs.debian.org, 477060@bugs.debian.org, 483217@bugs.debian.org
- Reply-to: Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>, 477060@bugs.debian.org
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tag 477060 + lenny-ignore
tag 483217 + lenny-ignore
tag 491354 + lenny-ignore
thanks
* Frank Küster (frank@debian.org) [080727 19:29]:
> So this has to be acted on. For one of the three bugs, we ask for a
> lenny-ignore tag. For one more, we ask you to consider this, although we
> are unsure whether this is acceptable for the release team.
> > #477060, amslatex license; Source Package: texlive-base
agreed.
> > #483217, files by Donald Arseneau; Source Package: texlive-base
> > I'd be glad if you'd grant this bug a lenny-ignore tag, too, although I
> > admit that the reasoning is weak.
This case seems to be more ok, because we don't doubt about the intent -
we just need to fix the wording.
> > #491354, Source Package: texlive-extra
> >
> > This has been found out only recently by Karl Berry on the TeXLive
> > list. In a mail about a functional patch to one of the files he wrote in
> > parentheses "I wonder if these wsuipa fonts are truly free, BTW. I see
> > no notices anywhere."
Given because that was noticed so late. "Lenny-ignore" of course doesn't
mean "not allowed to fix anymore", but just "we're not holding up the
release for it".
Cheers,
Andi
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