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Architecturesource arm64
Distributionunstable
DateWed, 22 Apr 2026 13:57:51 +0000
Sourcepsftools
Version1.1.2-1
Changed-ByAlex Myczko
Changelog
psftools (1.1.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. (Closes: #874548)
.dsc
Componentmain
Package-Listpsftools deb fonts optional arch=any
Sectionfonts
Priorityoptional
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Source: https://www.seasip.info/Unix/PSF/
Upstream-Name: psftools
Upstream-Contact: John Elliott <jce@seasip.demon.co.uk>

Files:
 *
Copyright:
 2003-2025 John Elliott
License: GPL-2-or-later

Files:
 Fonts/*.txt
Copyright: John Elliott
License: public-domain or CC0-1.0
 See /usr/share/common-licenses/CC0-1.0

Files:
 m4/*
Copyright:
 1996-2001, 2003-2019, 2021-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996
 Scott James Remnant, 2004
 Gary V. Vaughan, 2004
License: FSFULLR or GPL-2 with libtool exception
 This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation gives
 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
 modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.

Files:
 debian/*
Copyright:
 2025-2026 Alex Myczko <tar@debian.org>
License: GPL-2-or-later

License: GPL-2-or-later
 This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This package 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 General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this package. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Comment:
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
 Public License version 2 can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2".

Review Information

accepted — allocated to awm 10 days ago, started 10 days ago, completed 10 days ago.

Final Comment

Hi,

I will accept, but can you please also add "Unicode, Inc" to the debian/copyright
(as previously discussed on IRC).

Thanks!

Other Reviews of this Package

VersionHashAllocatedCompletedReviewerStatusDetails
1.1.2-1 df9f87c0… 2026-04-24 23:38 2026-04-24 23:59 awm rejected VIEW

Public Notes

10 days ago ● public

Missed Author Check

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

Author check: scanned 268 files.

NOT IN debian/copyright (1):

  Unicode, Inc
    lib/8859-13.c:10
    lib/8859-14.c:11
    lib/8859-16.c:10

Result: ATTENTION REQUIRED — 1 author not in debian/copyright
10 days ago ● public

Licenserecon

Command: lrc -s
Exit code: 3

en: Versions: licenserecon '14.0'  licensecheck '3.3.9-1'

Parsing Source Tree  ....
Reading d/copyright  ....
Running licensecheck ....

d/copyright      | licensecheck

GPL-2-or-later   | FSFULLR           aclocal.m4
GPL-2-or-later   | HPND-sell-variant config/install-sh
GPL-2-or-later   | GPL-2+ with Libtool exception config/ltmain.sh
GPL-2-or-later   | FSFUL             configure
public-domain or CC0-1.0| public-domain     Fonts/gsans06.txt
public-domain or CC0-1.0| GPL and/or public-domain Fonts/gsans16.txt
public-domain or CC0-1.0| public-domain     Fonts/pcw06.txt
GPL-2-or-later   | GPL-2+            include/psflib.h
GPL-2-or-later   | Unicode-strict    lib/8859-13.c
GPL-2-or-later   | GPL-2+            lib/dumpcps.c
FSFULLR or GPL-2 with libtool exception| (FSFULLR and/or GPL-2) with Libtool exception m4/libtool.m4
FSFULLR or GPL-2 with libtool exception| FSFULLR           m4/lt~obsolete.m4
GPL-2-or-later   | GPL-2+            man/ams2psf.1
GPL-2-or-later   | Expat             tools/psfcom16.zsm
GPL-2-or-later   | GPL-2+            tools/psfjoin.c

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