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

[Scott Kitterman]

Thanks for following up on this.  Here are my thoughts on this:

1.  Add Neil Walker as a copyright holder using the same license (that's my 
interpretation of what he said).

2.  For this one, I think a bit of research will be required.  The original 
copyright holders of the Tcl files still hold copyright on their work, even 
though they aren't mentioned in the derivative work (removing them was a 
mistake - it's an upstream bug, but it seems like one that's unlikely to be 
corrected given the age of the package).  You should be able to find, with a 
bit of detective work, who they are and add them to debian/copyright along 
with the original tcl license.

3.  This seems fine.

Scott K

On Thursday, September 05, 2013 15:01:15 Sergei Golovan wrote:
> Hi Scott,
> 
> I'm forwarding the answer of the author of tcLex. Do you think it's
> sufficient? If yes then I'll add appropriate notes with this message
> to the debian/copyright and reupload the package.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From:  <fredericbonnet at free.fr>
> Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: tcLex packaging for Debian - license clarification is needed
> To: Sergei Golovan <sgolovan at nes.ru>
> 
> 
> Hi Sergei,
> 
> Wow, this is an old project and I don't remember all the details, but
> here are my answers to your questions:
> 
> 1) I can't remember exactly what the agreement was, but I believe both
> the general license and the copyright mentions apply.
> 
> 2) I think the tcLex license should apply to all code: both files
> include modified Tcl code plus tcLex-specific code (mostly at the end
> of the file). According to the Tcl license:
> 
> "Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors
> and need not follow the licensing terms described here, provided that
> the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of each file where
> they apply."
> 
> As these changes are very project-specific, I think this clause applies.
> 
> 3) Yes, tcLex licence applies as this is 100% new code with no change
> to the Tcl code.
> 
> Cheers, Fred
> 
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Sergei Golovan" <sgolovan at nes.ru>
> À: "Frederic Bonnet" <fbonnet at users.sourceforge.net>, "Frederic
> Bonnet" <fredericbonnet at free.fr>
> Envoyé: Dimanche 1 Septembre 2013 09:04:38
> Objet: tcLex packaging for Debian - license clarification is needed
> 
> Hi Frederic,
> 
> I'm packaging your tcLex for Debian and I'd like to ask you about the
> license of a few files in the source tarball (see for example [1]).
> 
> 1) examples/pascal/pascal.tcl, examples/strip/strip.tcl list Neil
> Walker as an author. Should his name be added to the copyright holders
> of these files, or the general license applies?
> 
> 2) src/RE80.c, src/RE81.c contain modifications of Tcl regexp engine.
> Would it be correct to apply the original Tcl license to them and your
> copyright to the modifications only?
> 
> 3) Am I correct that src/RE82.c doesn't contain the code borrowed from
> Tcl and just wraps calls to regexp routines?
> 
> [1]
> http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/tclex/tclex_1.2a1.orig.tar.gz
> 
> Cheers!
> --
> Sergei Golovan
> ------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Cheers!