Reference: https://bugs.debian.org/874575
Package angband-doc uses Artistic 1.0 license
Seemingly only packaging uses that license (with upstream parts lacking license?).
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do parts of it use it or entire doc is on that licenses without the GPL dual license part?
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Copyright file claims everything is under Artistic license:
cat /usr/share/doc/angband-doc/copyright
Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: angband-doc Upstream-Contact: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sources: http://rephial.org Comment: This package was debianized by Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> It was downloaded from <URL:http://rephial.org> Files: * Copyright: 1996-2006, 2016 Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> License: Artistic The documentation is freely available. . THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. . On Debian systems, the full text of the Artistic License can be found in the file `/usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic'.
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I should probably ping Manoj about this one as https://github.com/angband/angband/blob/master/copying.txt is telling a bit different story
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copyright referenced at the Github page seems to not cover documentation, and also what seems to be copyright portected in the documentation package is only the _packaging_ of it: Manoj is a Debian developer, and at least none of the few documentation files I randomly looked at were authored by Manoj.
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Will remove the following packages from landing: angband-doc | 3.0.3.6 | source, all Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Will also send CCs to: <<redacted>> ------------------- Reason ------------------- Freedom issue ---------------------------------------------- Checking reverse dependencies... No dependency problem found. Going to remove the packages now.
lk-admin synchrotron blacklist-add angband-doc 'License considered "too vague" by FSF'
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Please drop blocking from Debian: Package has been dropped as obsolete now: See https://bugs.debian.org/874575
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I don't think re-purposing this old bug for a blacklist removal request is a good idea - I was actually a bit confused to me to see seeing the bug appear again with this title...
In any case, the package is removed from our blacklist now, thanks for keeping track of these things!