A problem with licenses

A problem with licenses

[Tommi Höynälänmaa]

I have published some guile-based software under GNU GPL and LGPL. 
However, when I open the Debian packages with Ubuntu Software 
Installation (18.04) the application claims that the software is 
proprietary. How can I fix this?

The relevant packages are:

   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/theme-d_1.1.0_amd64.deb
http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/th-scheme-utilities_1.4.1_all.deb
   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/libthemedsupport_1.1_amd64.deb

      - Tommi Höynälänmaa

Re: A problem with licenses

[tomas]

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On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 01:36:43PM +0300, Tommi Höynälänmaa wrote:
> 
> I have published some guile-based software under GNU GPL and LGPL.
> However, when I open the Debian packages with Ubuntu Software
> Installation (18.04) the application claims that the software is
> proprietary. How can I fix this?

I think the relevant doc is here:

  https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dreq.en.html#copyright

> The relevant packages are:
> 
>   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/theme-d_1.1.0_amd64.deb
> http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/th-scheme-utilities_1.4.1_all.deb
>   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/libthemedsupport_1.1_amd64.deb

I'll try to have a look into your packages later (ATM drowning in
stuff), perhaps I can spot something.

Cheers
- -- tomás
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Re: A problem with licenses

[Mark H Weaver]

Tommi Höynälänmaa <tommi.hoynalanmaa@gmail.com> writes:

> I have published some guile-based software under GNU GPL and
> LGPL. However, when I open the Debian packages with Ubuntu Software
> Installation (18.04) the application claims that the software is
> proprietary. How can I fix this?

I don't know, it depends on how that software installing application
determines the licenses of packages.  This sounds like a question for
Ubuntu.  The Debian community might also know.

      Mark

Re: A problem with licenses

[tomas]

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On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 01:36:43PM +0300, Tommi Höynälänmaa wrote:
> 
> I have published some guile-based software under GNU GPL and LGPL.
> However, when I open the Debian packages with Ubuntu Software
> Installation (18.04) the application claims that the software is
> proprietary. How can I fix this?
> 
> The relevant packages are:
> 
>   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/theme-d_1.1.0_amd64.deb
> http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/th-scheme-utilities_1.4.1_all.deb
>   http://www.iki.fi/tohoyn/theme-d/libthemedsupport_1.1_amd64.deb

OK, I had a look into the packages. I see you have a copyright
under usr/share/doc/<package>/copyright (possibly coming from
debian/copyright in your source package, but I can't see that).

Perhaps the Ubuntu installer can see better if you follow the
standard syntax outlined in

  https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

Basically, in its minimal form, something like

  Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

  Files: *
  Copyright: 2000-2018 Eva Lu Ator
  License: GPL-3+

But I'm still guessing.

HTH
- -- t
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