Source files

2015-10-12 Thread Ole Streicher
Hi, For one of my packages (python-astropy), I got a Lintian error that it would contain a non-source file jquery.dataTables.js. This is mainly discussed in a bug report https://bugs.debian.org/798900 however it seems that the problem is more general. The python-astropy package indeed contains a

Re: Source files

2015-10-12 Thread Walter Landry
Ole Streicher wrote: > What are the general guidelines here? Somewhere in written form? The > DFSG does not contain a hint here. The rule of thumb that I have seen applied is that 'source' is the preferred form of modification for the people making modifications. If a person really prefers editin

Re: Source files

2015-10-12 Thread Ben Finney
Ole Streicher writes: > However, it contains one line > > /*globals $, jQuery,define,_fnExternApiFunc,[...] > > which is ~1400 characters long and may be automatically inserted. If it's automatically inserted into that file, that seems to entail the resulting file is not the source but is instea

Re: Source files

2015-10-12 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:49:03AM +0200, Ole Streicher a écrit : > > For one of my packages (python-astropy), I got a Lintian error that it > would contain a non-source file jquery.dataTables.js. This is mainly > discussed in a bug report > > https://bugs.debian.org/798900 > > however it seems

Expat + exception = DFSG-compatible?

2015-10-12 Thread Dmitry Smirnov
Hi everyone, I'm seeking second opinion regarding mutation of the Expat license that can be found in [1]. In particular, author added the following clause: The Software shall not be used nor made available to TESTTailor or any individual or organization related or operated by Adarsh Meht