Hi, Le mercredi 26 novembre 2008 à 10:42 -0600, Paul Gevers a écrit : > Package: fpc > Version: 2.2.0-dfsg1-9 > Version: 2.0.0-4 > Severity: serious > Thanks > > As can be read in the changelog of the latest version the old source of > fpc has a copyright infringment: > - Possible CodeGear Copyright infringements in the source were reworked > using cleanroom approach. > > Following the full discussion for the same issue in Ubuntu (discussed in > LP bug 275688 [1]) it looks like upstream is now positive of the > infringement. Upstream removed all old releases from their servers. > Debian should probably seek for a similar solution or relicense > (although the latter solution is said in [1] that it should probably > never be mentioned) > > I know it is late for Lenny, but I think we should look into this ASAP. > I will point debian-legal to this bug as well. > > Paul > > [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fpc/+bug/275688 > A request was sent to deban-relase list http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg27208.html but got negative answer.
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