Re: [be] Fwd: bibledit-gtk_4.2-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Teus Benschop]

Thanks for looking into this issue, and sorry that the FTPmasters did
not accept the package as it is.

It may have been the change of name that triggered them looking deeper
into the package, because the bibledit package, the more recent
versions, contain the same things as this package that was rejected.

I think the best thing that I can do is to look into all issues that
were raised, and see how these can be solved upstream.

Will let you know once the package is cleaned up.

Right now I am working during the days, and typesetting a Bible in the
spare time, so it means that cleaning up bibledit-gtk may have to be
postponed for some time - but it will be done.

Teus

On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 23:11 -0700, Jonathan Marsden wrote:
> Teus,
> 
> Disappointingly, the bibledit-gtk package was rejected by the FTPmasters
> for copyright issues, not in the main code but in HTML and other files.
>  These are not just technical issues I can fix on my own.
> 
> Either we now have to work through all of these, and either remove the
> files concerned, or else provide solid copyright and licence information
> for them that meets Debian guidelines.  Otherwise, we can't get this
> package into Debian.
> 
>   http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: bibledit-gtk_4.2-1_amd64.changes REJECTED
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 10:40:22 +0000
> From: Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <address@hidden>
> To: Jonathan Marsden <address@hidden>, Debian Crosswire Packaging
> Team <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> CC: Debian FTP Masters <address@hidden>
> 
> Hi maintainer(s)!
> 
> I'm sorry, but I have to reject your package.  Its debian/copyright is
> far from complete, and some parts are in the current state not
> distributable by us.
> 
> Some of the problems I've found:
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/doc/site/*.html (and html files in subfolders):
> contain obfuscated java script stuff, with "/* Copyright 2008 Google. */"
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/doc/site/activity.xml doesn't look like prefered form
> of modification
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/gobible/{GoBibleCore2.jar,GoBibleCreator.jar}
> sourceless binary stuff with different copyright holder
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/outpost/bwoutpost.exe (and some other files)
> Missing source, unknown license?
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/usfm/{$FIftiMain,$OBJINST}
> Don't know what these files are
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/usfm
> ====
> On 4 August 2009 Jeff Klassen of the Canadian Bible Society gave
> permission to distribute this file:
> "Please feel free to distribute the current version of the CHM help
> file.  We're glad that the documentation can be of help."
> 
> Since it does not come with a license, it is supposed that the file is
> in the public domain.
> =====
> 
> Uhm... No.  The author statement doesn't grant all rights required by
> the DFSG, and "supposing" it's public domain is not enough. Beside:
> That's not mentioned in your debian/copyright either.
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/usfm/helpman_topicinit.js:
> "It is designed for use in combination with the output of Help & Manual
> and must not be used outside this context."
> What is this file?  May I edit it?  May it be distributed?  Who's the
> copyright holder?
> 
> bibledit-gtk-4.2/xetex/ptx2pdf.tar.gz not in debian/copyright at all.
> 
> Best regards,
>   Alexander
> 
> ===
> 
> Please feel free to respond to this email if you don't understand why
> your files were rejected, or if you upload new files which address our
> concerns.
> 
>