Quoting Markus Koschany (2013-04-28 18:50:23) > tags 706343 moreinfo > thanks > > Hello, > > this topic has been rehashed several times in the past for other data > packages of scummvm.
I doubt that to be same issue discussed, since those other packages (assuming you are referring to "Flight of the Amazon queen" and "Beneath a Steel Sky") do not even contain such executables reported here. > I understand your concerns but actually i cannot confirm your > assumptions and several people including me and the ftp-masters can > assure you that this package is fully DFSG-compliant. Please point me to some evidence of such support. I would expect such support to be reflected in the file debian/copyright, where I find no mention of DOS executables seemingly embedding non-free parts at its compilation. > On 28.04.2013 17:42, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > Package: drascula > > Severity: serious > > Justification: Policy 2.1 > > > > source consist of a series of PACKET.00x files, and debian/copyright > > argues that those are fine because only if GPL-licensed the source > > need to be _preferred_ form of source - and this is BSD-licensed. > > > > Problem is not if it is preferred form, but if it is source. > > Yes, these are the source files and the preferred form for > modifications. The copyright comment makes it very clear that the > package content is licensed under a BSD-like license. This license > applies to each and every file. > > As debian/copyright clearly states the engine for Drascula is provided > by ScummVM and Drascula is only a data package which is interpreted by > ScummVM. It seems to be that the text arguing that this is only data files have been copied from other scummvm packages even though this project ships different kode which includes DOS *.exe files clearly *not* only data. Please read what I wrote below! > > Files really are arj-compressed files, and the content includes > > *.exe files containing this string: > > > >> WATCOM C Run-Time system code is provided on an "as is" basis and > >> is (c) Copyright by WATCOM International Corp. 1988-1993. All > >> rights reserved. > > > > If WATCOM licensed its C Run-Time freely, then as a minimum that > > licensing should be documented together with above copyright holder > > in debian/copyright file. > > > > > > One of those ARJ packages also contains DOS4GW.EXE containing this > > string: > > > >> DOS/4G Copyright (C) Rational Systems, Inc. 1987 - 1993 > > > > According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS/4G that code in > > non-free. > > > The copyright applies to all files, to each and every file. > > A wikipedia article is not a very convincing argument. The explicit "All rights reserved" statement is the argument. > There is no evidence that Alcachofa Soft S.L. is not the copyright > holder of all these files. Why is above quoted string dismissed as evidence? > It would be very odd if you were the first one who identified a > copyright violation for a game that was released back in 1996. I never claimed there was a copyright violation by the authors of the game. I assume their license for their compiler covers their use of it. Debian has broader requirements than those of the upstream author of the game. > In consequence i cannot see a DFSG violation. I would reconsider my > decision if you could provide real evidence of a copyright violation > by Alcachofa Soft S.L.. > > If you have these information available, please share them as soon as > possible, otherwise your bug report does not qualify for this kind of > severity and is simply unjustified. If this bug is closed with no other arguments presented than above, I feel it deserves a closer look by others (read: tech-ctte). Please do read what I write - not just treat this repetition of an issue from other projects that do not even ship these kinds of files. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
