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Review: evolution-data-server 3.62.0-1

Package Information

Descriptionevolution database backend server

The data server, called "Evolution Data Server" is responsible for managing mail, calendar, addressbook, tasks and memo information.

MaintainerDebian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed BySébastien Noel <twolife@debian.org>
Distributionexperimental
Architectureany all
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/evolution-data-server.git (browse)
Popcon Installs103938
Binary NEWYes (new binary packages of a source already in sid)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/evolution-data-server
Uploaded21 days ago

New Package Report

.changes◂
DateThu, 01 Oct 2026 18:39:12 +0200
Sourceevolution-data-server
Version3.62.0-1
Changed-BySébastien Noel <twolife@debian.org>
Architecturesource all amd64
Distributionexperimental
Changelog◂
evolution-data-server (3.62.0-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload
   * New upstream release
   * Update package name to match soname bump:
     - libcamel-1.2-64t64 → libcamel-1.2-68
     - libebook-contacts-1.2-4t64 → libebook-contacts-1.2-5
     - libedataserver-1.2-27t64 → libedataserver-1.2-28
   * d/copyright: convert to DEP-5 format
.dsc◂
Componentmain
Package-Listevolution-data-server deb gnome optional arch=any
evolution-data-server-common deb gnome optional arch=all
evolution-data-server-dev deb devel optional arch=any
evolution-data-server-doc deb doc optional arch=all profile=!nodoc profile:v1=!nodoc
evolution-data-server-tests deb gnome optional arch=any
gir1.2-camel-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-ebackend-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-ebook-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-ecal-2.0 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-edatabook-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-edatacal-2.0 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-edataserver-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-edataserverui-1.2 deb introspection optional arch=any
gir1.2-edataserverui4-1.0 deb introspection optional arch=any
libcamel-1.2-68 deb libs optional arch=any
libcamel1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libebackend-1.2-11t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libebackend1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libebook-1.2-21t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libebook-contacts-1.2-5 deb libs optional arch=any
libebook-contacts1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libebook1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libecal-2.0-3 deb libs optional arch=any
libecal2.0-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libedata-book-1.2-27t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libedata-book1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libedata-cal-2.0-2t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libedata-cal2.0-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libedataserver-1.2-28 deb libs optional arch=any
libedataserver1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libedataserverui-1.2-4t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libedataserverui1.2-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libedataserverui4-1.0-0t64 deb libs optional arch=any
libedataserverui4-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
Sectiongnome
Priorityoptional
debian/copyright◂
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: Evolution Data Server
Source: https://download.gnome.org/sources/evolution-data-server/

Files: *
Copyright:
 1999-2004      Ximian, Inc.
 1993-2004      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 1999-2011      Novell, Inc.
 2003           Gergõ Érdi
 2006           OpenedHand Ltd
 2008           Joergen Scheibengruber
 2008           Matthias Braun
 2009,2012-2013 Intel Corporation
 2010-2012      Philip Withnall
 2011           Novell, Inc. (www.novell.com)
 2011-2026      Red Hat, Inc. (www.redhat.com)
 2013           Collabora Ltd.
 2024           Siemens AG
License: LGPL-2+

Files:
 docs/camel/camel.toml.in
 docs/camel/urlmap.js
 docs/libebackend.toml.in
 docs/libebook-contacts.toml.in
 docs/libebook.toml.in
 docs/libecal.toml.in
 docs/libedata-book.toml.in
 docs/libedata-cal.toml.in
 docs/libedataserver.toml.in
 docs/libedataserverui4.toml.in
 docs/libedataserverui.toml.in
 docs/urlmap-gtk3.js
 docs/urlmap-gtk4.js
 docs/urlmap.js
Copyright: 2023 GNOME Foundation
License: CC0-1.0

Files: src/addressbook/backends/ldap/openldap-extract.h
Copyright: 1998-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation
License: OpenLDAP


License: CC0-1.0
 On Debian systems the full text of the CC0-1.0 license can be found in
 /usr/share/common-licenses/CC0-1.0

License: LGPL-2+
 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 Library General Public License for more details.
Comment:
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU Library General Public
 License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-2.

License: OpenLDAP
 The OpenLDAP Public License
 Version 2.8, 17 August 2003
 .
 Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation
 ("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided
 that the following conditions are met:
 .
 1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements
    and notices,
 .
 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce applicable copyright
    statements and notices, this list of conditions, and the following
    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
    with the distribution, and
 .
 3. Redistributions must contain a verbatim copy of this document.
 .
 The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise this license from time to time.
 Each revision is distinguished by a version number.  You may use
 this Software under terms of this license revision or under the
 terms of any subsequent revision of the license.
 .
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION AND ITS
 CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
 AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT
 SHALL THE OPENLDAP FOUNDATION, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE AUTHOR(S)
 OR OWNER(S) OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
 INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
 CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
 ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .
 The names of the authors and copyright holders must not be used in
 advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealing
 in this Software without specific, written prior permission.  Title
 to copyright in this Software shall at all times remain with copyright
 holders.
 .
 OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
 .
 Copyright 1999-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City,
 California, USA.  All Rights Reserved.  Permission to copy and
 distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted.

Review Information

accepted — allocated to awm 19 days ago, started 19 days ago, completed 19 days ago.

Final Comment

Hi,

My review notes the following issues...

  1. Missing holders in Files: * (lines 8–19):

    • src/camel/camel-smime-context.c:2 — Copyright (C) 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation; Netscape not listed. This is the same code the old Debian copyright file attributed to Netscape for years, so it was dropped during the DEP-5 conversion, not absent upstream.
    • src/camel/camel-autocleanups.h:2 — (C) 2019 elementary, Inc.; not listed.
    • tests/libedata-book/data-test-utils.{c,h}, test-book-cache-utils.{c,h} — (C) 2013, Openismus GmbH; not listed.
    • src/calendar/libedata-cal/e-cal-backend-intervaltree.{c,h}, tests/libedata-cal/test-intervaltree.c — SPDX (C) 2008 with no holder name (contributor Stanislav Slusny); no one to attribute the copyright to in the file list.
  2. cmake/modules/GObjectIntrospection.cmake:6-10 is explicitly derived from libical's CMake scripts and says "Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license. For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file." That file is not shipped, and debian/copyright covers the file under Files: * → LGPL-2+. It should get its own BSD-3-Clause stanza (with text), or the upstream header should be proven wrong.

  3. docs/index.html:4 is SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-only but falls under Files: * → LGPL-2+, overstating an "or later" grant. Minor, worth a one-line Files: exception or comment.

  4. Conversely, Files: * lists 2008 Joergen Scheibengruber (line 12) and 2010-2012 Philip Withnall (line 15) with no matching copyright line anywhere in the tree (only contributor credits / old-format headers) — likely carried over from the old non-DEP-5 file, harmless but inconsistent with a "converted" file. Note the spelling drift Gergõ Érdi (copyright) vs upstream Gergő Érdi is cosmetic.

You could add these stanzas to debian/copyright to address some of these issues:

Files: src/camel/camel-smime-context.c
Copyright: 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation
License: LGPL-2+
Files: src/camel/camel-autocleanups.h
Copyright: 2019 elementary, Inc.
License: LGPL-2+
Files: tests/libedata-book/data-test-utils.c ... (full file list above)
Copyright: 2013 Openismus GmbH
License: LGPL-2+
Files: cmake/modules/GObjectIntrospection.cmake
Copyright: 2010 Pino Toscano
License: BSD-3-Clause

Thanks!

Public Notes

19 days ago ● public

Missed Author Check

Command: dnq author-check -prepare
Exit code: 0

Author check: scanned 1581 files.

NOT IN debian/copyright (20):

  Alexander Shopov <ash@kambanaria.org>. Nikolay Hristov <geroy@stemo.bg>
    po/bg.po:5

  Canonical Ltd
    po/xh.po:2

  elementary, Inc. (https://elementary.io)
    src/camel/camel-autocleanups.h:2

  Evolution Data Server Development Team
    docs/index.html:2

  evolution-data-server
    po/pt.po:2

  evolution-data-server's authors
    po/ka.po:2

  Jesús Bravo Álvarez
    po/gl.po:2

  Krasimir Chonov <mk2616@abv.bg>
    po/bg.po:4

  Miloslav Trmac <mitr@volny.cz>
    po/cs.po:3

  Mimos Open Source Developement Group
    po/ms.po:2

  Netscape Communications Corporation
    src/camel/camel-smime-context.c:2

  Openismus GmbH
    tests/libedata-book/data-test-utils.c:2
    tests/libedata-book/data-test-utils.h:2
    tests/libedata-book/test-book-cache-utils.c:2
    tests/libedata-book/test-book-cache-utils.h:2

  Pino Toscano, <pino at kde.org>
    cmake/modules/GObjectIntrospection.cmake:7

  Rosetta Contributors and Canonical Ltd 2010
    po/ug.po:2

  Roy-Magne Mo, 2003 Åsmund Skjæveland
    po/nn.po:3

  Rūdolfs Mazurs <rudolfs.mazurs@gmail.com> Rudolfs <rudolfs.mazurs@gmail.com>, 2011
    po/lv.po:9

  Sharif FarsiWeb, Inc
    po/fa.po:3

  SPDX-FileCopyrightText
    po/ru.po:16

  Swecha Telugu Localisation Team <localization@swecha.net>
    po/te.po:3

  Yuri Chornoivan <yurchor@ukr.net>
    po/uk.po:10

PROBABLE FALSE POSITIVES (2) — a name fragment already appears in debian/copyright:

  GNOME i18n Project for Vietnamese. Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>, 2002-2004,2007,2011-2013  (might be "GNOME Foundation")
    po/vi.po:2

  Manuel A. Fernández Montecelo. Proxecto Trasno - Adaptación do software libre á lingua galega: Se desexas  (might be "Free Software Foundation, Inc")
    po/gl.po:3

Result: ATTENTION REQUIRED — 20 authors not in debian/copyright

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