[Python-modules-team] Bug#940924: python3-rope: the license has been changed without the main author's consent

[Stefano Rivera]

Control: tag -1 - sid
Control: notfound -1 rope/0.14.0-1

Removing sid tag and version, to stop this from blocking unrelated
changes from migrating to testing.

0.14 isn't in Debian yet, and Debian is still declaring the GPLv2+
license. This bug is about future versions.

> As can be seen here[1], the license of this package has been changed from
> GPL to LGPL without the consent of the main author.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/python-rope/rope/pull/266

FWIW, there is no sign of objection, either. And his GH account does
seem active.

Many other projects have successfully relicensed without obtaining
consent from every contributor. However, the vast majority of code here
seems to be copyright Ali Gholami Rudi.

If the Debian maintainer doesn't want to acknowledge this license
change, an easy solution for Debian would be to treat this as being
GPLv3 licensed. That is compatible with the original GPLv2, or later,
license as well as subsequent LGPLv3 changes.

> I don't know, if it is still relevant to keep this orphaned package in
> Debian anymore.

But yeah, if nobody is maintaining it, that's all moot.

SR

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