[pkg-php-pear] php-db-dataobject_1.11.5-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Scott Kitterman]

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 04:51:30 PM Gianfranco Costamagna wrote:
> Hello Scott!
> 
> >Unfortunately I am going to have to reject your package.  It does not meet
> >the Debian requirements for non-PHP software using the PHP license [1].
> >
> >You need to include this statement in your debian/copyright file:
> >
> >"This product includes PHP software, freely available from
> >http://www.php.net/software/", the veracity of which cannot be verified by
> >us, nor can we be held responsible for the maintenance of the link.
> >
> >I did not otherwise check the package, so it may have other issues.
> >
> >Scott K
> >
> >[1] https://ftp-master.debian.org/php-license.html
> 
> interesting, this is I admit probably the first time I deal with PHP
> license. I tried to look on codesearch.d.o [1] but I didn't find packages
> with such string, while lots is returned for the first part [2].
> We added that and I reuploaded some seconds ago, but I am now wondering:
> are the packages without that additional sentence RC buggy for Debian?
> If this is the case, I'll open the relative bugs
> 
> 
> [1] https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=nor+can+we+be+held+responsible
> [2]
> https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=This+product+includes+PHP+software%2
> C+freely+available+from

It's true that many packages currently don't meet this requirement since it's 
a relatively new requirement.  I'm working on a list for a MBF.  It's less 
than 100 packages, but still several dozen.  I keep lacking the time to work 
through it to avoid filing bugs on false positives.

Scott K
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