[Pkg-fonts-devel] Bug#625749: Bug#625749: ttf-takao: Debian packaging license should be compatible with upstream

Nicolas Spalinger nicolas_spalinger at sil.org
Fri May 6 18:43:11 UTC 2011


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> Anyway, I recommend that Debian packaging license be compatible
> with upstream, even if upstream source is not yet modified.

I would also strongly recommend that packaging - whether simple
debhelper stanzas or complex and tricky buildpath involving more
significantly copyrightable material - be released under a license
compatible with that of the font software being packaged.


in the spirit of DEP5 I'd recommend something like:

Files: debian/*
Copyright:  (C) $date Fred Foobar
License: The Debian packaging is distributed under the same license as
the Font Software.

One more items to think about and discuss for our policy currently being
formed I guess :-)


> Thanks,
> --
> Tatsuya Kinoshita


-- 
Nicolas Spalinger,
SIL NRSI volunteer - http://scripts.sil.org
Debian fonts task force -  http://pkg-fonts.alioth.debian.org
Open font community - http://planet.open-fonts.org







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