Bug#396549: debian/copyright does not state GPL exception of totem
Package: totem Version: 2.16.2-2 Severity: serious Justification: Policy 2.3 Totem copyright holders have allowed an exception to the GPL so Totem may be distributed with GStreamer non-GPL plugins. However, this is not stated in the debian/copyright file. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-1-vserver-amd64-k8 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages totem depends on: ii totem-gstreamer 2.16.2-2 A simple media player for the Gnom totem recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: found 396549 1.4.5-1 Bug#396549: debian/copyright does not state GPL exception of totem Bug marked as found in version 1.4.5-1. severity 396549 important Bug#396549: debian/copyright does not state GPL exception of totem Severity set to `important' from `serious' tags 396549 pending Bug#396549: debian/copyright does not state GPL exception of totem There were no tags set. Tags added: pending stop Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#396549: debian/copyright does not state GPL exception of totem
found 396549 1.4.5-1 severity 396549 important tags 396549 pending stop Hi, On Wed, Nov 01, 2006, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote: Totem copyright holders have allowed an exception to the GPL so Totem may be distributed with GStreamer non-GPL plugins. However, this is not stated in the debian/copyright file. Thanks for your report. I think Debian only ships GStreamer plugins which are compatible with the license of totem, hence I'm downgrading the severity of your report. I'm also extending the range of affected versions as I don't think this is a new issue, and don't want to delay testing propagation because of this. I've also seen multiple errors in the debian/copyright, for example the Totem Playlist parser library is licensed under the LGPL upstream, but under the GPL in Debian. This is not incompatible, but should be fixed ASAP. I've fixed these mistakes in our SVN repository, and I'll upload a new totem after the current one transitions to testing. Bye, -- Loïc Minier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
