Package: sponsorship-requests
Followup-For: Bug #1025642
The copyright file from the latest package on mentors.debian.net is clearer,
thanks!
However: I think we should still clarify that 'default_theme.c' is _also_
covered by the default-applied BSD-2-Clause license terms of the package.
The Debian copyright file format[1] supports multiple licenses within a single
file stanza, so my suggestion would be:
- Move the 'BSD-2-Clause' text into a standalone[2] license field at the end
of the copyright file
- Update the License field for 'default_theme.c' to 'CC0 and BSD-2-Clause'
Basically what that is trying to communicate to anyone who modifies the file(s)
in future is: please continue to convey the included Creative Commons Zero and
BSD two-clause licenses when distributing modifications.
That might confuse them at first, but the 'Comment' field you added should
provide some help for that.
And, fortunately, there is not any conflict between BSD-2-Clause and CC0
licensing as far as I'm aware. Quoting the FSF on license compatibility[3]:
"We say that a license A subsumes license B when compliance with license A
implies compliance with license B."
"The BSD licenses subsume the Expat, X11 and ISC licenses and CC0."
(to which you might ask: why mention both? well, I think that in combination
with the comment, the presence of both clarifies the intended licensing for the
files that are produced from the code)
[1] -
https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/#license-field
[2] -
https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/#stand-alone-license-stanza
[3] - https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-compatibility.html
