[Pkg-javascript-devel] zeparser.js_0.0.7-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Ansgar Burchardt (2013-07-20 12:32:30)
> Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> writes:
> > Quoting Luke Faraone (2013-07-16 06:02:20)
> >> Please remove the embedded GPLv3 Ext.JS library (among others) in 
> >> ZeParser-0.0.7\benchmark.html.
> >> 
> >> Please replace them with non-minified versions, include it from 
> >> other parts of Debian if it is packaged, or remove the 
> >> benchmark.html file entirely.
> >
> > Why?  Is it now not DFSG-compliant to ship GPLv3 code in Debian?!?
> 
> It's fine to ship GPL-3 code in Debian. However the source package has 
> to include the full source where source means the "preferred form of 
> modification".
> 
> For JavaScript libraries minimized versions without whitespace and 
> comments are *not* the preferred form of modification. So the source 
> for the libraries embedded into benchmark.html is missing.
> 
> See also the second entry from the bottom in the list of major 
> problems in the REJECT-FAQ[1].
> 
>   [1] <https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html>

Thanks for the clarification.  Much appreciated.


 - Jonas

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