From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,d0f6c37e3c1b712a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada in Debian: most libraries will switch to the pure GPL in Etch References: <1151405920.523542.137920@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com> <873bdpjxwp.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> <87veqlkqi1.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> <8764ilm2js.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> From: M E Leypold Date: 29 Jun 2006 01:06:27 +0200 Message-ID: <9md5cs98y4.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Some cool user agent (SCUG) NNTP-Posting-Host: 88.72.226.55 X-Trace: news.arcor-ip.de 1151535608 88.72.226.55 (29 Jun 2006 01:00:08 +0200) X-Complaints-To: abuse@arcor-ip.de Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.arcor-ip.de!news.arcor-ip.de!not-for-mail Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:5282 Date: 2006-06-29T01:06:27+02:00 List-Id: Florian Weimer writes: > > So far, Debian has provided a some form of assurances by means of the > > copyright file shipped with every package, > > The copyright file is just what upstream provided. If it's wrong, > Debian will make the same false claims. But if upstream is the copyright holder one would expect it to be legally binding noneless. You cannot (bad analogy) sign a contract with you bank and after some time decide, that the sugnature has been "wrong". The same applies to adding copyright statements to your product: It is a declaration of intent and as such should have legally binding force. Just your tough look if you weren't awake enough when you did that. So as a first approximation I'd say: Declaration of intent -> legally binding. Proofability is another matter altogether, but there is often a number of witnesse which could state that the downloaded the very same file with exctly these copyright notices. Regards -- Markus