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

[Mike Hommey]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 01:37:58AM -0500, Eric Dorland <eric at debian.org> wrote:
> * 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? 

Nope.

Mike