[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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