security-misc/debian/copyright
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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Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
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Copyright: 2012 - 2019 ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LP <adrelanos@riseup.net>
License: GPL-3+-with-whonix-additional-terms
This program 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 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
.
This program 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 program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
.
On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU General Public
License version 3 can be found in the file
`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'.
.
ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE per GNU GPL version 3 section 7
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this License,
in addition, the this program is also subject to certain additional terms.
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1. Replacement of Section 15. Section 15 of the GPL shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
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15. Disclaimer of Warranty.
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THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE AND MERCHANTABILITY. THE PROGRAM IS BEING
DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE 'AS IS', 'WITH ALL FAULTS' AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE
PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF
ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
.
2. Replacement of Section 16. Section 16 of the GPL shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
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16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY
OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE
LIABLE TO YOU, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY
DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH
THE PROGRAM(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED
INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE
PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), WHETHER OR NOT ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER
OR SUCH OTHER PARTY RECEIVES NOTICE OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH
DAMAGES COULD HAVE BEEN FORESEEN.
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3. LEGAL NOTICES; NO TRADEMARK LICENSE; ORIGIN. You must reproduce faithfully
all trademark, copyright and other proprietary and legal notices on any copies
of the Program or any other required author attributions. This license does not
grant you rights to use any copyright holder or any other party's name, logo, or
trademarks. Neither the name of the copyright holder or its affiliates, or any
other party who modifies and/or conveys the Program may be used to endorse or
promote products derived from this software without specific prior written
permission. The origin of the Program must not be misrepresented; you must not
claim that you wrote the original Program. Altered source versions must be
plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original
Program.
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4. INDEMNIFICATION. IF YOU CONVEY A COVERED WORK AND AGREE WITH ANY RECIPIENT
OF THAT COVERED WORK THAT YOU WILL ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THAT COVERED WORK,
YOU HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE OTHER LICENSORS AND
AUTHORS OF THAT COVERED WORK FOR ANY DAMAGES, DEMANDS, CLAIMS, LOSSES, CAUSES OF
ACTION, LAWSUITS, JUDGMENTS EXPENSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE
ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES) OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM, RELATED TO OR
IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ASSUMPTIONS OF LIABILITY.