[Pkg-tcltk-devel] tclex_1.2a1-16_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Sergei Golovan]

On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Scott Kitterman <debian at kitterman.com> wrote:
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> Sergei Golovan <sgolovan at debian.org> wrote:
>>Hi Scott!
>>
>>On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Scott Kitterman
>><ftpmaster at ftp-master.debian.org> wrote:
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>>I don't see why these files should bear another copyright. They are
>>examples written specifically for tcLex, not that they are borrowed
>>from some other software.
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> Should/shouldn't doesn't matter. They do.  They are a creative work that, absent information to the contrary,  belongs to their author.

Well, the license file definitely says that the copyright belongs to
Frederic Bonnet unless explicitly disclaimed in an individual file. If
you find work copyrighted by someone else then you can raise an alarm.
But author and copyright holder of the examples may be different
people. I don't see a contradiction here.

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>>> The files RE80.c/RE81.C/RE82.c appear to be modifications of files
>>taken from
>>> tcl, but the licensing and copyright information about the original
>>files
>>> appears to be missing.
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>>RE82.c is not a modification. It's just a wrapper which calls original
>>Tcl functions.
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>>RE80.c and RE81.c are indeed modifications. I'll try to contact the
>>author and clarify the license with him.
>>
>>Cheers!
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> Please check on the examples too.

Yes, I've asked about all files in doubt.

Cheers!
-- 
Sergei Golovan