On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 10:51:59PM +0200, Roberto Gordo Saez wrote: > I'm sorry, but AFAIK, distributing illegal data should be release > critical. We are not talking about non-free data, we are talking about > ripped (or "pirated", if you prefer), undistributable data, which is > much worse. Please read below.
> On 8/29/06, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The copyright file claims that these files "come from" > >http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/ and are available under the > OK, my English is very bad, but I am under the impression that you > haven't read my message nor made any attempt to understand it. Yes, I > know the copyright file claims that files came from > http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/, but my point is that > the same page you cited claims that some files come from the urls that > I've mentioned on my email. This is a quotation taken from about page: > "Music Loops and raw Sound Effects from: > Partners in Rhyme > FindSounds.com" This URL points to a sound *search engine*, which makes no *guarantees* about the legality of the sounds it provides links to. So this is irrelevant to the question of whether any particular sound file being distributed is correctly licensed. > >terms of the Artistic License. If you determine that *specific* files are > >covered by a different copyright than the one claimed in debian/copyright, > The copyright does not belong to the author of the program. For all you've said up to this point, the sound files being used could be in the public domain; in which case the only controlling copyright is that governing the packaging and support files. > He can't publish them under the artistic license. Look at the strings of > some files: > strings /usr/share/games/chromium/wav/power.wav | grep Copyright > Copyright (C) 1995 Corel Corporation Limited. All Rights Reserved Thank you, this would be crucial information that you omitted from your original bug report. This is a clear indication that the file in question is not Free Software, and should be addressed. > And this is a quote from one on the pages the files were downloaded > (findsounds.com): > "When you perform a search using FindSounds.com or the WebPalette > feature of FindSounds Palette, you obtain links to audio files hosted > by Web sites throughout the world. The sounds in these audio files may > be copyrighted and their use governed by national and international > copyright laws. We do not offer advice on the fair use of these > files." > So they are downloaded from unkown places. That they are unknown to *you* is not grounds for an RC bug claiming that upstream is distributing files illegally. > >or under a license other than the Artistic License, please re-raise the > >severity. Otherwise, simple second-guessing of the statements in the > >copyright file doesn't seem to be a reason for a release-critical bug. > I don't need to prove anything. It is only your assumption that the > files are under the artistic license, because this is not what the > author of the program claims. Under this conditions you should verify > that they are under the Artistic license, instead of me that they are > not. If you're going to claim that the license on these sounds is not what upstream and the packaging claim it is, the burden of proof lies with you. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
