[Pkg-cli-apps-commits] [SCM] openbve branch, master, updated. debian/1.4.0.0-1-9-g4b30a10

[Paul Sladen]

The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit 4b30a10db466121dd36973fc762c3dbd6a1c9e47
Author: Paul Sladen <debian at paul.sladen.org>
Date:   Sat Jan 14 11:59:33 2012 +0100

    Provide more context for licensing discussions with upstream

diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
index f1eb3c1..5e04959 100644
--- a/debian/README.source
+++ b/debian/README.source
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Braindump, Paul Sladen 2012-01-10
 
-Go to:
+Licensing:
+
+The 'debian/licence-background.txt' file covers the background or
+working with upstream (the intent and appreciation for sharing and
+openness has always been there, even if the wording has evolved).
+
+
+Preparing new upstream source:
 
   http://trainsimframework.org/downloads.html
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cde80e9..d285b8d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ openbve (1.4.0.0-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/rules: use --with=cli
     + restore '--exclude-moduleref=AtsPluginProxy.dll'
       (removed >= 1.2.10.0-0ubuntu2) to stop errors
+  * Provide more context for licensing discussions with upstream
 
  -- Paul Sladen <debian at paul.sladen.org>  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/licence-background.txt b/debian/licence-background.txt
index 5bfa316..79515b2 100644
--- a/debian/licence-background.txt
+++ b/debian/licence-background.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,36 @@
-http://openbve.freeforums.org/licence-t39.html
+Braindump of Licensing discussions for upstream Openbve.
+
+The intent and appreciation for sharing and openness has always
+present with upstream, as can be seen from the name.  Openbve was
+itself a reaction to "freeware", but non-distributable and non-fixable
+version of "BVE Train Sim".  
+
+Although the intent has been constant, the wording has evolved,
+attempting to remain short.  Upstream have welcome input where it as
+been offered on licence-terminology; as can be seen, the preference
+would be for copyright law to not exist (although international
+treaties dictate otherwise.
+
+Managed content
+
+In Openbve=1.4.0.0 in-program managed content was introduced, Openbve
+has gone out of their way to ensure that anything to be included in
+the managed content repositary is explicitly distributable.  Although
+this does affect Debian/Ubuntu directly, is shows the understanding
+of the problems that can be present with explicit statements:
+
+  http://trainsimframework.org/develop/managed/licenses.html
+
+
+History
+
+In 2008, in preparation for Debian packaging, discussion was started
+with upstream for the upstream bugtracker/forum and is copied below
+for context.  (It was at the time the closest introduction to the
+licence and intent behind the Openbve project).
+
+Forum thread from: 
+  http://openbve.freeforums.org/licence-t39.html
 
 == Licence ==
 

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openbve