From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Oct 12 02:55:27 2012 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Oct 2012 06:55:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40245 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ9Z-0003pr-4J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:55:26 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50183) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ9U-0003pc-Sk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:55:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ8c-0007RI-AZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:27 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:45002) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ8c-0007RE-77 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:26 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54830) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ8Y-00089n-F7 for bug-automake@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ8T-0007Pq-GB for bug-automake@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:22 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:9454) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TMZ8T-0007Pk-8E for bug-automake@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:17 -0400 Received: from int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q9C6sFDY032049 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:15 -0400 Received: from [10.34.4.168] (unused-4-168.brq.redhat.com [10.34.4.168]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q9C6sE8R022168 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:15 -0400 Message-ID: <1350024854.1834.2.camel@dhcp-25-209.brq.redhat.com> Subject: The file lib/COPYING does not match current automake license status From: Pavel Raiskup To: bug-automake@gnu.org Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:54:14 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.23 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) Hello, the commit fcf2f56062e384455ec8b1aed943af33f20c27c7 reverted GPLv3+ -> GPLv2+ license but lib/COPYING stays GPLv3+. Pavel From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Oct 14 05:42:39 2012 Received: (at 12627) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2012 09:42:39 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43236 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TNKiT-0005Sv-Jg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:42:39 -0400 Received: from mail-ea0-f172.google.com ([209.85.215.172]:37018) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TNKiQ-0005Sf-MC; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:42:35 -0400 Received: by mail-ea0-f172.google.com with SMTP id k13so843399eaa.3 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:41:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=o6JCvFVnTZKXmJmbFQWBnGXD26WJYq6OvK8t7OSylqg=; b=HfWgUznHUnhe8hk7sY7fT3ZyKC7g0hUmqftfaDQBv2BcMzmwDSCg2X7NK6H9TzH9Lx xAVuQUjaqvQJBDnV3bAT+jEwB+trO8cWnjLrC+sHNNHUa+T/AF4z4BF0jFoQnZAHA2HV ZyhU+3L631lz7EV7KP7eKp4wjEmyB49qdnOU2b3dZlbOfRK8BM+zImruGxvOgTOuSPhf HKgntw0jVflPIzFIz6OD6QT6kRvIo2FQ29JtwJNlIiTJrQhc9TRsHbGsiaALBm6CSVMh 9gZtn1k4XgJvjRu5wH1vbw9Fc3B7Ai6Dln2PP6n97gI7HfAP9b8DiMk1a13Y1o3HXJ0v G2fw== Received: by 10.14.184.2 with SMTP id r2mr664631eem.43.1350207688011; Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:41:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.178.21] (host127-93-dynamic.7-79-r.retail.telecomitalia.it. [79.7.93.127]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id x8sm19288798een.13.2012.10.14.02.41.26 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:41:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <507A88C4.3050007@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:41:24 +0200 From: Stefano Lattarini MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Pavel Raiskup Subject: Re: bug#12627: The file lib/COPYING does not match current automake license status References: <1350024854.1834.2.camel@dhcp-25-209.brq.redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <1350024854.1834.2.camel@dhcp-25-209.brq.redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 12627 Cc: 12627@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) tags 12627 notabug close 12627 thanks On 10/12/2012 08:54 AM, Pavel Raiskup wrote: > Hello, > Hi Pavel, thanks for the report. However, this is not a bug. > the commit fcf2f56062e384455ec8b1aed943af33f20c27c7 reverted GPLv3+ -> > GPLv2+ license but lib/COPYING stays GPLv3+. > This is actually intended: the file 'lib/COPYING' is what Automake installs for packages using the "gnu" strictness which lacks an explicit COPYING file in their source tree; and this is the right thing to do, since the GPLv3 should be the license of choice for GNU projects, so we assume it as the default one. The fact that Automake itself is still under the GPLv2 license is irrelevant in this respect: the given rationale would hold even if Automake were under a BSD or Public Domain license :-) Best regards, Stefano From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:26:51 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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