>>>>> "Mathieu" == Mathieu Simon <mathieu.si...@simweb.ch> writes:
Mathieu> On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:04:42 -0400 Sam Hartman
<hartm...@debian.org> wrote:
>> control: tags -1 help
>>
>> The help I would really need is a copyright audit from a debian
>> developer.
>>
>> I don't have time for that myself in the near future.
>>
>> Yes, to be useful it really does need to be from an uploading
>> debian developer.:-(
Mathieu> Skimming through the bug report, I'm maybe missing the
Mathieu> point why a copyright audit is needed from a Debian dev?
Two reasons.
First, the debian/copyright in the current freeradius packaging is kind
of crufty.
Second, there has been a lot of churn between 2.x and 3.x.
One of the few parts of uploading a new package to Debian that has to be
handled by a developer--not by a maintainer--is handling of the DFSG
evaluation and license compatibility.
The developer constructs debian/copyright and then the ftpmaster team
reviews debian/copyright against every file in the package.
So, you get at least two people looking very carefully about whether
Debian can legally distribute the package and about whether the package
meets the requirements of the DFSG.
I think there's been enough time and enough change in Debian's thinking
that we should do a full round of that for FreeRADIUS 3 even if we don't
change the package name.
I wouldn't personally feel comfortable signing the upload without this.
If there's some other DD who believes that less is required (and if that
DD can convince ftpmaster to go along) I will not stand in the way.
--Sam
