Tim Retout wrote: > Currently python-xlib's debian/copyright is unclear; it has a licence > statement for the packaging (GPLv2 only) but this does not match the upstream > code (GPLv2 or later, I believe). > > Having searched the source of the current version, the licence statement in > debian/copyright is not there, so a verbatim copy of the upstream distribution > licence is definitely lacking.
I've checked the source code and all source files are indeed licensed with the "or later version" clause. Attached patch fixes debian/copyright. If you're busy I can NMU. Cheers, Moritz
--- python-xlib-0.14/debian/copyright.orig 2008-08-13 23:29:40.000000000 +0200 +++ python-xlib-0.14/debian/copyright 2008-08-13 23:30:04.000000000 +0200 @@ -18,19 +18,20 @@ License: - This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; version 2 dated June, 1991. - - This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. - + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software - Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, - MA 02110-1301, USA. - + along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA + On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL'.