Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Mark Weyer
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:10:53AM -0300, Eriberto Mota wrote: > Hi, > > I am reviewing the package lutris (ITP #754129). [...] > > My doubt is if is a main or contrib program. I think in main, because > lutris can survive running DFSG games only. However, we have the > possibility to install prop

Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Ben Finney
Ian Jackson writes: > This is nonsense. Courts are not computers. When interpreting legal > documents such as licences, they read the intent of of the author. We would hope so, yes. They also take into account the intent of the *current* copyright holder. Courts are also not infallible guardian

Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Pierre Rudloff writes ("Re: Simple doubt about section to use"): > Unfortunately, Lutris does not provide any information about the games' > licence. > So I guess we should add it to contrib ? I think so, I'm afraid. Maybe there is part of it that doesn't involve the library feature, or in other

Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Pierre Rudloff
Unfortunately, Lutris does not provide any information about the games' licence. So I guess we should add it to contrib ? Regards, Le 16/09/2014 19:18, Eriberto a écrit : Thanks Ian! Pierre, you need think about what to do. Cheers, Eriberto 2014-09-16 13:46 GMT-03:00 Ian Jackson : At DC1

Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Eriberto
2014-09-16 14:53 GMT-03:00 Pierre Rudloff : > Unfortunately, Lutris does not provide any information about the games' > licence. > So I guess we should add it to contrib ? I think that it is the better way. Eriberto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subje

Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Eriberto
Thanks Ian! Pierre, you need think about what to do. Cheers, Eriberto 2014-09-16 13:46 GMT-03:00 Ian Jackson : > At DC14 we had a conversation about the fact that at the moment it is > not possible for a user to say only once, when installing Debian, that > they only want free software. > > I

Re: Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Eriberto Mota writes ("Simple doubt about section to use"): > I am reviewing the package lutris (ITP #754129). From upstream[1]: This seems like a package manager. > My doubt is if is a main or contrib program. I think in main, because > lutris can survive running DFSG games only. However, we hav

Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Ian Jackson
Ben Finney writes ("Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright"): > Florent Rougon writes: > > 1. I have files in a program with the following "copyright" statement: > > # Copyright (C) 2002-2010, 2013, 2014 ... > > # Copyright (C) 2000 ... > > # > > # This progra

Simple doubt about section to use

2014-09-16 Thread Eriberto Mota
Hi, I am reviewing the package lutris (ITP #754129). From upstream[1]: --- "Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux. It makes gaming on Linux easier by taking care of managing, installing and providing optimal settings for games. Lutris does not sell games, you have to provide you

Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Riley Baird
> I would recommend the copyright holders re-release the work clearly > marked with a license grant of broad attribution-only license > conditions; the Apache Software Foundation License 2.0 > http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Apache2.0> is a good one IMO. If they really want public domain, th

Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Ben Finney
Florent Rougon writes: > 1. I have files in a program with the following "copyright" statement: > > # Copyright (C) 2002-2010, 2013, 2014 ... > # Copyright (C) 2000 ... > # > # This program is in the public domain. > >but, as I understand it, public domain is the absence

Re: Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:18:11AM +0200, Florent Rougon a écrit : > > 1. I have files in a program with the following "copyright" statement: > > # Copyright (C) 2002-2010, 2013, 2014 ... > # Copyright (C) 2000 ... > # > # This program is in the public domain. > >but, a

Public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright

2014-09-16 Thread Florent Rougon
Hello, I have a few questions regarding public domain and DEP-5-compliant debian/copyright files: 1. I have files in a program with the following "copyright" statement: # Copyright (C) 2002-2010, 2013, 2014 ... # Copyright (C) 2000 ... # # This program is in the public doma