[pkg-nvidia-devel] r776 - in /packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian: changelog copyright copyright.in

rra at users.alioth.debian.org rra at users.alioth.debian.org
Wed Apr 7 06:43:58 UTC 2010 

Author: rra
Date: Wed Apr  7 06:43:54 2010
New Revision: 776

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-nvidia/?sc=1&rev=776
Log:
Add an explanation for non-free placement to debian/copyright

* Add an explanation for the non-free placement of this package to
  debian/copyright as requested by Policy 12.5.

Modified:
    packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/changelog
    packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright
    packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright.in

Modified: packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-nvidia/packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/changelog?rev=776&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/changelog (original)
+++ packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/changelog Wed Apr  7 06:43:54 2010
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     3.0 (quilt) at this point.
   * Add a preliminary README.source explaining how to import new upstream
     versions and build the package for upload.
+  * Add an explanation for the non-free placement of this package to
+    debian/copyright as requested by Policy 12.5.
 
   [ Andreas Beckmann ]
   * Add Enhances: lib[32]vdpau1 to nvidia-vdpau-driver[-ia32].

Modified: packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-nvidia/packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright?rev=776&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright (original)
+++ packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright Wed Apr  7 06:43:54 2010
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:40:05 -0800.
 
 It was downloaded from
-ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/190.53/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.53-pkg2.run
+ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/190.53/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.53-pkg0.run
 
 Upstream Author: NVIDIA <linux-bugs at nvidia.com>
 
-
-Copyright:
-Copyright 1993-2009 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+This package is not part of the Debian distribution.  It is provided in
+the non-free archive area as a convenience to Debian users.  It cannot be
+distributed as part of the Debian distribution because the NVIDIA Software
+License is not a free software licenes.  It does not allow any
+modifications of the included binaries, and the binaries are not
+distributed with source code.
+
+Copyright: 1993-2009 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 
 First a note from the README file
 
@@ -34,9 +39,10 @@
 > ( "As indicated in the NVIDIA Software License, Linux distributions 
 >   are welcome to repackage and redistribute the NVIDIA Linux driver in 
 >   whatever package format they wish." )
-> I wish to include packages containing the Linux driver files in the Debian archive. 
-> I'd like to know if it is legally permitted to distribute binary kernel modules 
-> compiled from the NVIDIA kernel module source and Debian kernel headers. 
+> I wish to include packages containing the Linux driver files in the
+> Debian archive.  I'd like to know if it is legally permitted to
+> distribute binary kernel modules compiled from the NVIDIA kernel module
+> source and Debian kernel headers.
 
 This is fine; thanks for asking.
 
@@ -44,8 +50,9 @@
 > ( No Separation of Components.  The SOFTWARE is licensed as a
 >   single product.  Its component parts may not be separated for use
 >   on more than one computer, nor otherwise used separately from the
->   other parts.) applies to splitting the glx driver and kernel module source into
->  multiple binary packages.
+>   other parts.)
+> applies to splitting the glx driver and kernel module source into 
+> multiple binary packages.
 
 This is also fine.  I believe this section of the license was
 intended to prevent users from doing things like using our Windows
@@ -195,4 +202,3 @@
 United States Bureau of Export Administration or any export laws,
 restrictions or regulations.  This LICENSE may only be modified in
 writing signed by an authorized officer of NVIDIA.
-

Modified: packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright.in
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-nvidia/packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright.in?rev=776&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright.in (original)
+++ packages/nvidia-graphics-drivers/trunk/debian/copyright.in Wed Apr  7 06:43:54 2010
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 
 Upstream Author: NVIDIA <linux-bugs at nvidia.com>
 
-
-Copyright:
-Copyright 1993-2009 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+This package is not part of the GNU/Linux Debian distribution.  It is
+provided in the non-free archive area as a convenience to Debian users.
+The contents of this package cannot be distributed as part of the Debian
+distribution because the NVIDIA Software License covering it is not a free
+software license.  No modifications of the included binaries are
+permitted, and the binaries are not distributed with source code.
+
+Copyright: 1993-2009 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 
 First a note from the README file
 
@@ -34,9 +39,10 @@
 > ( "As indicated in the NVIDIA Software License, Linux distributions 
 >   are welcome to repackage and redistribute the NVIDIA Linux driver in 
 >   whatever package format they wish." )
-> I wish to include packages containing the Linux driver files in the Debian archive. 
-> I'd like to know if it is legally permitted to distribute binary kernel modules 
-> compiled from the NVIDIA kernel module source and Debian kernel headers. 
+> I wish to include packages containing the Linux driver files in the
+> Debian archive.  I'd like to know if it is legally permitted to
+> distribute binary kernel modules compiled from the NVIDIA kernel module
+> source and Debian kernel headers.
 
 This is fine; thanks for asking.
 
@@ -44,8 +50,9 @@
 > ( No Separation of Components.  The SOFTWARE is licensed as a
 >   single product.  Its component parts may not be separated for use
 >   on more than one computer, nor otherwise used separately from the
->   other parts.) applies to splitting the glx driver and kernel module source into
->  multiple binary packages.
+>   other parts.)
+> applies to splitting the glx driver and kernel module source into 
+> multiple binary packages.
 
 This is also fine.  I believe this section of the license was
 intended to prevent users from doing things like using our Windows
@@ -195,4 +202,3 @@
 United States Bureau of Export Administration or any export laws,
 restrictions or regulations.  This LICENSE may only be modified in
 writing signed by an authorized officer of NVIDIA.
-

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