Re: Bug#290087: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-16 Thread Jochen Voss
Hello Don, thank you for your advice. It is much appreciated. On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 02:55:21PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph > > > > Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). It is > > license un

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henning Makholm wrote: >> > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out >> this notice happens to be identical to the blurb you quoted from >> debhelper > Debhelper does not contain such a GPL copyright blurb. Sorry. Damn dh-m

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 10:25:58PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: >> What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream >> source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. > Does this mean we need all the notes from the source file

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Joey Hess
Henning Makholm wrote: > > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out > > What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream > source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. As far as I > can see from a random sample (src/fnmatch.c) from the s

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Recently Justin Pryzby filed bug #290087 against chbg, claiming > > that the debian/copyright file should instead contain "the 3 > > paragraphs as found in > > /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright",

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Jochen Voss wrote: > I have a question about how to write the debian/copyright file > for packages which are distributed under the GPL. > > Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph > > Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Jochen Voss
Hello Henning, thank you for your help. On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 10:25:58PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream > source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. Does this mean we need all the notes from the source files with

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henning Makholm wrote: >> > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out >> this notice happens to be identical to the blurb you quoted from >> debhelper > Debhelper does not contain such a GPL copyright blurb. Sorry. Damn dh-m

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 10:25:58PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: >> What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream >> source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. > Does this mean we need all the notes from the source file

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Recently Justin Pryzby filed bug #290087 against chbg, claiming that > the debian/copyright file should instead contain "the 3 paragraphs as > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out > to be [snip standard GPL blob] > 1)

how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Jochen Voss
Hello, I have a question about how to write the debian/copyright file for packages which are distributed under the GPL. Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). It is license under the GPL. On Debia

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Joey Hess
Henning Makholm wrote: > > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out > > What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream > source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. As far as I > can see from a random sample (src/fnmatch.c) from the s

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Recently Justin Pryzby filed bug #290087 against chbg, claiming > > that the debian/copyright file should instead contain "the 3 > > paragraphs as found in > > /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright",

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Don Armstrong
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Jochen Voss wrote: > I have a question about how to write the debian/copyright file > for packages which are distributed under the GPL. > > Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph > > Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Jochen Voss
Hello Henning, thank you for your help. On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 10:25:58PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > What you should include is the exact notice found in the upstream > source which says that the program is covered by the GPL. Does this mean we need all the notes from the source files with

Re: how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Recently Justin Pryzby filed bug #290087 against chbg, claiming that > the debian/copyright file should instead contain "the 3 paragraphs as > found in /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/native/copyright", which turn out > to be [snip standard GPL blob] > 1)

how to mention GPL in the debian/copyright file

2005-01-13 Thread Jochen Voss
Hello, I have a question about how to write the debian/copyright file for packages which are distributed under the GPL. Currently the debian/copyright file of chbg contains the paragraph Chbg is copyrigthed by Ondrejicka Stefan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). It is license under the GPL. On Debia