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

[Scott Kitterman]

On Sunday, September 01, 2013 13:52:31 Sergei Golovan wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Scott Kitterman <debian at kitterman.com> 
wrote:
> > 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:
> >>
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> > 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.

Works are copyright their authors except is certain very specific circumstances 
which there is no evidence apply here.  All I asked you to do is check the 
copyright/license of those files.  Based on what's in the package there's no 
way to tell if those example files were even present when the statement about 
all copyright belonging to Frederic Bonnet was added.  It's quite possible it 
was at one point true and may not be now.

Without checking, there's no way to know.

> >>> 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.
> >>
> >>RE82.c is not a modification. It's just a wrapper which calls original
> >>Tcl functions.
> >>
> >>RE80.c and RE81.c are indeed modifications. I'll try to contact the
> >>author and clarify the license with him.
> >>
> >>Cheers!
> >>
> > Please check on the examples too.
> 
> Yes, I've asked about all files in doubt.

As long as that includes the examples, we're good.

Scott K