Bug#292572: ITP: praat -- program for speech analysis and synthesis
* Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> [2005-03-30 16:23]:
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 03:48:00PM +0200, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> > * Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@debian.org> [2005-01-27 23:33]:
> >
> > > Although the program is released under the GPL, there is a exception for one
> > > file. I think I will need to deceide if the term are compatible or not with
> > > the DFSG. Its license reads:
> > >
> > > /* ipaSerifRegularPS.c
> > > [...]
> >
> > This is no more an issue with the package uploaded to unstable. Its
> > debian/README.Debian file reads:
> >
> > praat for Debian
> > ----------------
> >
> > The upstream files were patched for removing the dependency on the non-free
> > file ipa/ipaSerifRegularPS.c, which was replaced by the drop-in file
> > ipa/xipaPS.c, written by me. This file includes the Type-1 Postscript font
>
> You mean:
> -rw-r--r-- rafael/rafael 78319 2003-12-12 13:31:28 praat-4.3/ipa/ipaSerifRegularPS.c
> ?
>
> That file is in praat_4.3.orig.tar.gz sitting in NEW, it's true indeed
> that in the .diff.gz you ship the alternative, but ipaSerifRegularPS.c
> is still in the source tarball.
>
> If that file is really non-free, you should probably repackage the
> tarball (I note the tarball was repackaged anyway, as it has 'rafael' as
> owner of all files) removing that file. If it's merely not allowed to
> link it in GPL programs, you can of course leave it where it is, as you
> do not link it in (I did not verify that, but take your word for it).
The license of the problematic file (praat-4.3/ipa/ipaSerifRegularPS.c)
does allow its use and distribution freely (only modification is
forbidden), so I do not see a strong reason for not having it in the
tarball. This file is not used at all to generated the praat binary (I
used xipaPS.c instead), so the binary package is fully DFSG-compliant.
Please tell me exactly what I should do to clear the situation up. I
really wish to have praat in unstable.
--
Rafael
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