Bug#1014510: init-system-helpers: debian/copyright reports incorrect licenses/copyrights

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Thu Jul 7 10:21:42 BST 2022


Package: init-system-helpers
Version: 1.63
Severity: Normal

Hello Maintainers,

In the original debian/copyright file , I found some issues:

Issue 1: The debian/copyright reports incorrect copyrights as below:
    Files: *
    Copyright: 2013 Michael Stapelberg
    License: BSD-3-clause

The correct copyright information should be:
    Files: *
    Copyright: 2013-2014 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>
    License: BSD-3-Clause

Issue 2: The debian/copyright reports incorrect licenses/copyrights as below:
    Files: script/service man8/service.rst
    Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc
    2008 Canonical Ltd
    License: GPL-2+

    Files: script/invoke-rc.d man8/invoke-rc.d.rst
    Copyright: 2000,2001 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>
    License: GPL-2+

    Files: script/update-rc.d man8/update-rc.d.rst
    Copyright: 1997-2005 Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels at cistron.nl>
    Members of the pkg-sysvinit project
    License: GPL-2+

The correct licenses/copyrights information should be:
     Files: script/service
              script/invoke-rc.d
              man8/update-rc.d.rst
              man8/invoke-rc.d.rst
     Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
                       2008 Canonical Ltd. August 2008 - Dustin Kirkland <kirkland at canonical.com>
                       2013 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>
                       2000,2001 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>
     License: GPL-2.0+

     Files: man8/service.rst
     Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc., Petter Reinholdtsen <pere at hungry.com>
     License: GPL-2.0

I am using "dep5 report" from FOSSology to create "new copyright".
"dep5 report" merged files (are same licenses) to a paragraph automatically.

I changed some license names (e.g., GPL-2+ => GPL-2.0+, BSD-3-clause => BSD-3-Clause).
Because I am using license names in database from FOSSology tool.
I think that license name belongs to database of any tool.
Example: FOSSology and debmake tools use license "GPL-2.0+", while licensecheck tool use license "GPL-2+".

Moreover, I dropped information of "File: debian/*". Because I didn't find any license in files from debian folder.

I am using the results of FOSSology tool to replace the original debian/copyright.
I'd like to send you the original debian/copyright, new debian/copyright at the attachment.

If you have any comment/suggestion about my changes, Please let me know.
Thanks.
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Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

Files: *
Copyright: 2013-2014 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>
License: BSD-3-Clause

Files: script/service
       script/invoke-rc.d
       man8/update-rc.d.rst
       man8/invoke-rc.d.rst
Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
           2008 Canonical Ltd. August 2008 - Dustin Kirkland <kirkland at canonical.com>
           2013 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>
           2000,2001 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>
License: GPL-2.0+

Files: man8/service.rst
Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc., Petter Reinholdtsen <pere at hungry.com>
License: GPL-2.0

License: BSD-3-Clause
 Copyright (c) <year> <owner>.
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT

License: GPL-2.0
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 .
 On Debian systems you can find a local copy of the GNU General Public License
 in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.

License: GPL-2.0+
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 .
 On Debian systems you can find a local copy of the GNU General Public License
 in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.
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Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

Files: *
Copyright: 2013 Michael Stapelberg
License: BSD-3-clause

Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2013 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org>
License: BSD-3-clause

Files: script/service man8/service.rst
Copyright: 2006 Red Hat, Inc
 2008 Canonical Ltd
License: GPL-2+

Files: script/invoke-rc.d man8/invoke-rc.d.rst
Copyright: 2000,2001 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>
License: GPL-2+

Files: script/update-rc.d man8/update-rc.d.rst
Copyright: 1997-2005 Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels at cistron.nl>
 Members of the pkg-sysvinit project
License: GPL-2+

License: GPL-2+
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
 any later version.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 .
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
 version 2 can be found in ‘/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2’.

License: BSD-3-clause
 Copyright © 2013 Michael Stapelberg
 All rights reserved.
 .
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 .
     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 .
     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 .
     * Neither the name of Michael Stapelberg nor the
       names of contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 .
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Michael Stapelberg ''AS IS'' AND ANY
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Michael Stapelberg BE LIABLE FOR ANY
 DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.


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