Please backport pmount

John Dong wrote:

>
>
> On 11/9/05, *Sam Liddicott* <sam at liddicott.com 
> <mailto:sam at liddicott.com>> wrote:
>
>     Mike Basinger wrote:
>
>     > Sorry to cause trouble, I did not have a chance to upload the
>     source,
>     > which are the same as Dapper other then the change in the
>     changelog to
>     > add the ~breezy suffix.
>     >
>     > The source file is here:
>     > http://mikesplanet.net/src/pmount_0.9.6-1~breezy.tar.gz
>     <http://mikesplanet.net/src/pmount_0.9.6-1%7Ebreezy.tar.gz>
>     > <http://mikesplanet.net/src/pmount_0.9.6-1%7Ebreezy.tar.gz>
>
>     Does this source file include the debian control files and such? 
>
>  
> So, we take time away from other potential Backporting activities and 
> divert private server resources to satisfy people like you,

No, absolutely not.

> and you don't even have the respect to look for yourself with a 1 line 
> command whether or not that includes the debian directory?

So, it was 10:45 and I'd done 8 hours of work and 3.5 hours of meetings 
after that and I had a headache.
If looked and found the answer was "yes" I'd post "well done for putting 
in the debian control files", I'm not trying to satisfy my own 
curiosity, I'm trying to get the message as well known as it typically 
hasn't been that:

The GPL requires the same source you build from to be made available 
(and that includes the .deb source) and that the easiest way to do this 
is to put it in the same repository as the .deb

My personal satisfaction has nothing to do with it, but keeping on the 
right side of the law is an essential part of backporting activities.
I care whether or not Ubuntu backporters get investigated by the FSF 
compliance labs, I care about maintaining GPL freedoms.
(I manage license compliance where I work BTW, it IS a pain but it needs 
doing)

As it happens: Well done for putting in the debian control files. 
Everyone take note, this is good and a legal requirement.

John, as I said a few weeks ago, I'm not trying to cause trouble, I want 
to add to the solution not to the problem; I want to help make it EASY 
to automatically keep the law in this respect, not a chore, hence my 
suggestion about HTTP redirects in repositories.

Sam
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