Re: Guidance Needed on Licensing for a Debian Package

On 3/2/25 14:30, Raul G wrote:
> Hello debian-legal team,
> 
> This is my first time contributing to Debian, so I apologize in advance 
> if I make any mistakes (and I appreciate any corrections).
> 
> I am working on creating a Debian package that includes a collection of 
> fonts from different creators. These fonts are necessary for 
> contributors to properly display and edit the text in various languages 
> for the FOSS webcomic /Pepper&Carrot/.
> 
> Following my mentor’s advice, I am reaching out to request guidance on 
> how to package fonts with different licenses within a single Debian 
> package. Additionally, I would like to ensure there are no licensing 
> conflicts that could prevent the package from being accepted into Debian.
> 
> The relevant licenses can be found here:
> https://framagit.org/peppercarrot/fonts/-/tree/master/.licenses? 
> ref_type=heads <https://framagit.org/peppercarrot/fonts/-/tree/ 
> master/.licenses?ref_type=heads>
> 
> I appreciate your time and assistance.
> 
> Best regards,
> Raúl García

Hi,

you can insert more than one license into debian/copyright file, so no 
problem to have files with different licenses:


Files: *
Copyright: 2025 Me
License: Expat

Files: sub-directory/*
Copyright: 2025 U
License: LGPL-3

License: Expat
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
  copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
  the following conditions:
  .
  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
  in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  .
  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
  CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
  TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
  SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

License: LGPL-3
  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
  published by the Free Software Foundation; version 3.
  .
  On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License version 3 can be found in the file
  `/usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-3'.