Tim Retout wrote:
> Currently python-xlib's debian/copyright is unclear; it has a licence
> statement for the packaging (GPLv2 only) but this does not match the upstream
> code (GPLv2 or later, I believe).
>
> Having searched the source of the current version, the licence statement in
> debian/copyright is not there, so a verbatim copy of the upstream distribution
> licence is definitely lacking.
I've checked the source code and all source files are indeed licensed
with the "or later version" clause. Attached patch fixes debian/copyright.
If you're busy I can NMU.
Cheers,
Moritz
--- python-xlib-0.14/debian/copyright.orig 2008-08-13 23:29:40.000000000 +0200
+++ python-xlib-0.14/debian/copyright 2008-08-13 23:30:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@
License:
- This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991.
-
- This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
-
+
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston,
- MA 02110-1301, USA.
-
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'.
