Bug#406846: iceweasel: Copyright and license info for Debian packaging, including artwork, is missing

[Eric Dorland]

* Nathanael Nerode (neroden at gcc.gnu.org) wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 2.0.0.1+dfsg-1
> Severity: minor
> 
> This is a policy violation; *all* the copyrights and licenses have to be
> in debian/copyright, including that for the Debian-added stuff!
> 
> It was also rather irritating in that I had to do a fair bit of web research to
> work out the icon license and copyright, which I wanted to know for various 
> reasons; this should be in the debian package.
> 
> The Iceweasel icons appear to be by someone going by the "unicko" moniker.
> You need a copyright statement and license from him.  I eventually found the 
> upstream location:
> http://unicko.blog-fx.com/2710/Iconos+-+Ice%2C+ice%2C+very+cool+ice.html
> 
> It has the necessary statement:
> "Edito 25/11/2006: Ese trabajo se encuentra bajo la triple-licencia 
> MPL/GPL/LGPL."  Include that, and a notice that they are copyright "unicko",
> and a reference to the upstream location from which they were downloaded,
> and you'll satisfy the copyright file requirements for the icons.
> 
> You need the same set of things for the "Options" icons, which appear to be 
> separate works; I didn't track down their origin.
> 
> You'll also need to specify a copyright notice and license for your own work (the 
> postrm, preinsts, desktop, etc.).  I assume you're capable of doing that.
> 
> Thanks for your attention to detail.

Mike, Alexander:

Do you have any objection to tri licensing (GPL/LGPL/MPL) the contents
of the debian directory? 


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