Neil Williams <codeh...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, 8 May 2009 13:10:02 +0200 > Norbert Preining <prein...@logic.at> wrote: > >> > How did that get into main? >> >> Long discussion, please see debian-legal quite some time ago. The point >> is that modifications are allowed but the modifyied work needs to be >> renamed (like with tex the program) as long as the status of the >> packages is "Maintained" plus prominent notices etc. >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/07/msg00079.html >> and many other links. > > OK, it's just a naming thing. Not sure how we can handle that in > Emdebian - renaming isn't automated, at least not currently.
Renaming won't work, because it's not about filenames, it's about "identification to the interpreter". In other words, if the license of foo.sty requires it be distributed together with foo.pdf, you are allowed to rename the whole thing to bar, but then bar.sty (or still call it foo.sty if you prefer) must identify itself as "Package bar [$date]", and you'll get "foo was requested, bar was loaded" fatal errors. > Hence why I'd like to understand the problem and work out how Emdebian > can have useful packages like docbook-utils without getting into > problems with tex. I hope there's a different way to go: Identify which TeX/LaTeX styles are really needed by docbook-utils, and then let's create a package just for that. If it's still not small enough, including the docs, then let's start thinking again. What about if $this_is_embedian rm $docfiles in postinst? > It wouldn't be so bad if texlive-base didn't depend (not recommend) > texlive-doc-base. What's the problem with that package? Package: texlive-doc-base Priority: optional Section: tex Installed-Size: 1216 I don't think the dependency's needed - I think it was just because we found it easier to have texlive-base Depend on it, instead of every doc package (which Depend's on texlive-base anyway) Depend'ing on it. Regards, Frank -- Dr. Frank Küster Debian Developer (TeXLive) VCD Aschaffenburg-Miltenberg, ADFC Miltenberg B90/Grüne KV Miltenberg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
