Bug#771126: libav/tests/lena.pnm: also not mentioned in debian/copyright

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Reinhard Tartler (2014-12-02 14:11:19)

>> On 2014-11-27 23:23, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>>> In prior similar bugreport <https://bugs.debian.org/760171#10> - 
>>> referenced from <https://bugs.debian.org/771191#10> - distribution 
>>> is documented as permitted only "for research and education" which I 
>>> interpret as unacceptable for Debian.

> FTR, this whole business feel incredibly silly.

Welcome to the Real World: Some stuff is incredibly stupid, yet Real.


> lena.pnm has become the *de-facto* standard image for every CS student 
> to do his graphics courses homework on,

Proprietary operating systems, word processors and spreadsheet editors 
have become the *de-facto* standard e.g. for most public servants in the 
World.  Incredibly silly as free (and technically superior) alternatives 
exist.  But this bugreport is about DFSG...


> The copyright holder is going to have a very hard time enforcing his 
> right if he wanted to prevent distribution of the image,

DFSG is is about Debian respecting copyright and licensing (no matter if 
difficult for copyright holders to defend or enforce their rights).

(perhaps you confuse copyright and licensing with trademarks or patents, 
in some cases considered irrelevant for Debian to care about)


> Jonas, would you mind taking over from here and upload 
> https://libav.org/releases/libav-11.1.tar.xz
>
> to unstable?

I don't mind doing the technical work of packaging, but prefer if 
someone else takes to dialogue with release team about freeze exception, 
as I don't have the stomach for that (no blame on the release team for 
that!).

I also don't mind doing the additional technical work of cherry-picking 
only the fix for this bug and apply to 6:11-2 currently targeted Jessie.

Which of those to do would probably need input from the person willing 
to do the negotiation with release team, however.  So I await someone 
volunteering for that (and while waiting will prepare that new upstream 
release, and if noone have appeared before done release it targeted 
experimental).


 - Jonas

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