security-misc/debian
Patrick Schleizer 811852656e
add improved legal protections clauses
The license for software created by Whonix is the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version with additional terms applicable per GNU GPL version 3 section 7.

The additional terms are based on the Doom 3 license which is Debian refers to as `GPL-3+-with-id-software-additional-terms`, which is Debian DFSG [1] (The Debian Free Software Guidelines) approved and which is therefore suitable for Debian `main`. Whonix made applied minimal changes to it:

* Rewrite `The Doom 3 BFG Edition GPL Source Code` to the more common `this program` which is used throughout the GPL.
* Added a "trump clause" [2], in other words, any conflicts or disputes between the additional terms and the GPLv3 shall be resolved in favor of the GPLv3 by adding `Notwithstanding any other provision of this License` (as mentioned in GPL FAQ [3]) at the beginning of the additional terms.

[1] https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines
[2] https://www.fsf.org/news/canonical-updated-licensing-terms
[3] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v3Notwithstanding

For more considerations, see also:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Licensing
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source initial commit 2015-12-15 02:00:24 +00:00
changelog bumped changelog version 2018-11-28 06:33:14 +00:00
compat initial commit 2015-12-15 02:00:24 +00:00
control description 2018-10-31 02:26:13 -04:00
copyright add improved legal protections clauses 2019-03-01 14:32:41 +00:00
rules update copyright 2018-01-29 15:22:05 +00:00
security-misc.gconf-defaults deactivate preview in Nautilus 2015-12-15 04:14:00 +00:00
security-misc.postinst update copyright 2018-01-29 15:22:05 +00:00
watch update copyright 2018-01-29 15:22:05 +00:00