| Subject: | License/Copyright Information |
Hi:
While packaging your module for Debian (as it is a dependency of
MojoMojo), I noticed that your module doesn't seem to mention copyright
or licensing information anywhere.
In Debian we need copyright/license information for all packages we
upload. Could you give us (replying to this bug report is fine): years
of copyright, copyright holders' names, copyright holders' e-mail
addresses. Unfortunately without this information we cannot upload it.
This is more than just a Debian issue. I'm not a lawyer, but it's my
understanding that both copyright and licensing information is vital for
the continued success of open source software. Copyright is what allows
you to assert a license, and a license is what ensures open source
remains open source, and that users can make use of your software. A
great article discussing some of this is "What is Copyleft?" by Richard
Stallman: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/
Thanks for releasing your work to the CPAN. I apologize in advance for
the noise, as I understand that the last thing most authors want to deal
with is legal administrivia like this. I do hope, however, that you
could (in your continued generosity) help us with this request.
Cheers,
Jonathan