On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 01:09:21AM -0400, Aliaksei Sheshka wrote: > Hi debian-devel list! > Please help me to write a proper `debian/copyright` file. > Original COPYING file says: > Several parties hold copyright to various parts of IRRToolSet. One or > more > of the following licenses may apply to the code contained within this > distribution. > 1. USC (and occasionally USC/IBM) license > ..... > 2. RIPE NCC license > .... > 3. GNU General Public License version 2 > ... > What should put in the `debian/copyright` then ? You got to love old software with its horribly confusing and mishmash of licenses!
The USC license is an expat style license. The RIPE NCC one is a mit style one so they should be compatible with GPL v2. Oh by the way they are wrong about GPL in their COPYING file. Have a look at src/dataset/unsigned.Set.cc: software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. I have no idea why they have parts of the C library in the source code. Anyhow, you probably need to collect all the license types and authors and group them somehow. Good luck, it looks a little messy in there! - Craig -- Craig Small VK2XLZ http://enc.com.au/ csmall at : enc.com.au Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ csmall at : debian.org GPG fingerprint: 5D2F B320 B825 D939 04D2 0519 3938 F96B DF50 FEA5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120714062521.ga2...@enc.com.au
