Karl Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a package > (ftp://ftp.linuxcanada.com/pub/Quasar/1.4.7/source/quasar-1.4.7_GPL.tgz) > > that I want to bring in to Debian, but it has two licenses in the > base directory.
The presence of a file containing license terms is not enough to act as a grant of license under those terms. It is merely a text document included in the work. And, as in this case, several such documents can be included, and none of them act as a grant of license unless the copyright holder explicitly says so in writing. What is needed is an explicit grant of license from the copyright holders in the work, clearly indicating or stating the terms under which the recipient may exercise rights normally reserved to the copyright holder. You need to look through the work: preferably every file of creative effort in the work, since many works consist of contributions from many copyright holders under different license terms. Find what the copyright notice says about permission or license; that information will tell you what license terms apply, and needs to go into the 'debian/copyright' file. > (please copy me off list) Done. -- \ "The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice | `\ within." -- Mahatma Gandhi | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
