What to do with sources that lack a copyright

I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in the process change the build system to use automake (to make things more understandable ;-)). The sqlite source is uncopyrighted (quote from the homepage : Sources are uncopyrighted. Use for any

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

and what about sources without any copyright statement? On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 02:59:28PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in > the process change the build system to use automake (to make things > more understandable ;-)). > >

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 03:19:47PM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote: > and what about sources without any copyright statement? Unless you have a statement otherwise the default is that all you get is fair use rights. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." -

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 02:59:28PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in > the process change the build system to use automake (to make things > more understandable ;-)). > > The sqlite source is uncopyrighted (quote from the homepa

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: > Also in the sources: > ** The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of > ** a legal notice, here is a blessing: IIRC, this is not legally valid; the author must explicitly assign his copyrights to the public domain, or pro

Re: Packaging

ALLALI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In fact, it is used like Electric Fence... (I know Electric Fence only by name, so I'm still guessing.) Do you have to link your program explicitly with the trace library then? In this case you need a -dev package, according to policy. That should contain fi

Re: trouble with HTML changelogs and SGML catalogs

Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Right, I am currently converting it to text and including that. But > my problem is that policy says specifically that the HTML changelog > should be named 'changelog.html.gz' (and presumably be in the > top-level of the doc directory). But naming it

GPG Key Signing in UK

Hi there, I'm going through the New Maintainer process, and am trying to get my GPG key signed by another developer. I've already registered and mailed a couple of people on the Key Signing Co-ordination page, but haven't had any mails or replies yet. Seeing as it's been a few weeks now, I thou

Re: GPG Key Signing in UK

> I'm going through the New Maintainer process, and am trying to get my > GPG > key signed by another developer. > > I live in Birmingham, UK and work in London, UK, so arranging a meet > in/around these two cities is usually possible at any time. > It might be a long time away but there is a l

Re: GPG Key Signing in UK -- CORRECTED

> > I live in Birmingham, UK and work in London, UK, so arranging a meet > > in/around these two cities is usually possible at any time. > > > > It might be a long time away but there is a linux expo in may, you > will > definatly be able to get one signed on the debian stand there. Check > out

Re: trouble with HTML changelogs and SGML catalogs

Robert Bihlmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You could try piping the files through > sed 's|changelog/index\.html|changelog.html.gz|g' > while installing... Eek. I feared someone was going to suggest that. It seems like too much of a hack to me. > No, that would completely defeat the poi

Can someone please sponsor purity

I am currently packaging purity, which was recently orphaned by Aaron Howell. I was hoping that someone might be able to sponsor my package. The version I just packaged contains quite a few bug fixes (including 1 critcal one) Description: Automated purity testing software. For many years now,

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

Francesco P. Lovergine: Hmmm, doesn't > here is a blessing: > **May you do good and not evil. break the "No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor" part of DFSG? > **May you share freely, never taking more than you give. Not to speak of "License Must Not Contaminate Other Software"

What to do with sources that lack a copyright

I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in the process change the build system to use automake (to make things more understandable ;-)). The sqlite source is uncopyrighted (quote from the homepage : Sources are uncopyrighted. Use for any

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

and what about sources without any copyright statement? On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 02:59:28PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in > the process change the build system to use automake (to make things > more understandable ;-)). > >

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 03:19:47PM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote: > and what about sources without any copyright statement? Unless you have a statement otherwise the default is that all you get is fair use rights. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever."

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 02:59:28PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > I'm right now trying to debianize sqlite (will post ITP later) and in > the process change the build system to use automake (to make things > more understandable ;-)). > > The sqlite source is uncopyrighted (quote from the homepag

Re: What to do with sources that lack a copyright

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: > Also in the sources: > ** The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of > ** a legal notice, here is a blessing: IIRC, this is not legally valid; the author must explicitly assign his copyrights to the public domain, or prov

Re: Packaging

ALLALI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In fact, it is used like Electric Fence... (I know Electric Fence only by name, so I'm still guessing.) Do you have to link your program explicitly with the trace library then? In this case you need a -dev package, according to policy. That should contain fil

Re: trouble with HTML changelogs and SGML catalogs

Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Right, I am currently converting it to text and including that. But > my problem is that policy says specifically that the HTML changelog > should be named 'changelog.html.gz' (and presumably be in the > top-level of the doc directory). But naming it t

GPG Key Signing in UK

Hi there, I'm going through the New Maintainer process, and am trying to get my GPG key signed by another developer. I've already registered and mailed a couple of people on the Key Signing Co-ordination page, but haven't had any mails or replies yet. Seeing as it's been a few weeks now, I thoug

Re: GPG Key Signing in UK

> I'm going through the New Maintainer process, and am trying to get my > GPG > key signed by another developer. > > I live in Birmingham, UK and work in London, UK, so arranging a meet > in/around these two cities is usually possible at any time. > It might be a long time away but there is a li

Re: GPG Key Signing in UK -- CORRECTED

> > I live in Birmingham, UK and work in London, UK, so arranging a meet > > in/around these two cities is usually possible at any time. > > > > It might be a long time away but there is a linux expo in may, you > will > definatly be able to get one signed on the debian stand there. Check > out >

Re: trouble with HTML changelogs and SGML catalogs

Robert Bihlmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You could try piping the files through > sed 's|changelog/index\.html|changelog.html.gz|g' > while installing... Eek. I feared someone was going to suggest that. It seems like too much of a hack to me. > No, that would completely defeat the poin

Can someone please sponsor purity

I am currently packaging purity, which was recently orphaned by Aaron Howell. I was hoping that someone might be able to sponsor my package. The version I just packaged contains quite a few bug fixes (including 1 critcal one) Description: Automated purity testing software. For many years now,