On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Neil Williams <codeh...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, 15 May 2009 11:05:08 +0300 > Hai Zaar <haiz...@haizaar.com> wrote: > >> >> 1. where is the copyright come from? i did not find it in the source >> >> or the homepage. >> > You are right. I've just blindly copied copyright file from >> > mod_authnz_external, assuming it would be the same, since both >> > packages are alike and come from the same author. I'll write to the >> > author and ask to put copyright notice into the package. >> The author is not answering. Should we wait some more? What is usually >> done in cases when there is no copyright of any kind? > > Without copyright information, the package defaults to non-distributable > because copyright assumes "All Rights Reserved" unless proven > otherwise. It's not even suitable for non-free in that condition as the > licence claim is invalid and you cannot even assume that you have the > right to distribute the completely unchanged source code, whether in > source or binary form. Uploading that package to mentors without a > valid copyright could be deemed copyright infringement but the only > person who can really complain is the author who isn't > responding . . . . > > If the package source does not contain a claim of copyright, you cannot > assert any such claim later and you have no way of enforcing the > licence. The package cannot be sponsored in that condition. > > Is there no copyright information in the package at all? (I haven't > looked.) The package has only one source file, together with README and INSTALL file. None of them mention copyright of any kind. Too bad :( I guess the only option left is to keep pinging the author, isn't it?
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