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+Here is the email conversation containing the grant of licence from
+James McKenzie, the original author and principal copyrightholder:
+
+============================================================
+
+From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+To: [James McKenzie]
+Subject: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:33:09 +0000
+
+Hi. As you know we're using sympathy [ description of situation
+deleted -iwj ].
+
+I would like to solve this problem by packaging it. I'd probably put
+it in Debian. What I absolutely need from you (or whoever is the
+copyright holder) is a licence statement.
+
+That could be as simple as saying `yes' to `please can I distribute
+sympathy and serialmgr under AGPLv3+' (or pick some less fierce
+licence).
+
+As a bonus, if you have an existing git history I should be using, it
+would be convenient for everyone if I could have a copy, or a copy of
+your CVS repo. But maybe you would need to launder your history for
+that. So in any case please don't let "this isn't the best version"
+stop you from giving permission.
+
+Thanks,
+Ian.
+
+============================================================
+
+From: [James McKenzie]
+To: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:21:15 +0000
+
+On 6 November 2014 17:33:09 GMT+00:00, Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.or\
+g.uk> wrote:
+>[ quoted text deleted; see above for a copy -iwj ]
+
+gpl2 or lgpl please let me think which overnight also ill make an email addr fo\
+r it
+
+============================================================
+
+From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+To: [James McKenzie]
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:21:31 +0000
+
+James writes ("Re: Licence for sympathy"):
+> gpl2 or lgpl please let me think which overnight also ill make an email addr \
+for it
+
+Right. If you choose GPL can it please be GPL2+ rather than
+GPL2-only, since the latter lacks compatibility with lots of things...
+
+Anyway, I'll get to work on it.
+
+Thanks,
+Ian.
+
+============================================================
+
+From: [James McKenzie]
+To: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:42:06 +0000
+
+On 11/07/2014 11:21 AM, Ian Jackson wrote:
+> James writes ("Re: Licence for sympathy"):
+>> gpl2 or lgpl please let me think which overnight also ill make an email addr\
+ for it
+>
+> Right. If you choose GPL can it please be GPL2+ rather than
+> GPL2-only, since the latter lacks compatibility with lots of things...
+
+Right I'm loath to use GPL2+, as whilst the intentions are good I don't
+trust the politics, so lets go with LGPL (or even BSD)
+
+[ irrelevant personal communication paragraph deleted -iwj. ]
+
+J.
+
+============================================================
+
+From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+To: [James McKenzie]
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 14:10:43 +0000
+
+James writes ("Re: Licence for sympathy"):
+> Right I'm loath to use GPL2+, as whilst the intentions are good I don't
+> trust the politics, so lets go with LGPL (or even BSD)
+
+OK. I assume you mean LGPLv2.1+. But if you meant LGPLv3+ or
+LGPLv2.1-only or MIT (or 2-clause BSD) do say.
+
+I did a git-cvsimport on your anon-CVS. Would you like me to graft
+the thing I found on woking on the top of that, or would you like me
+to avoid publishing your CVS history more widely ?
+
+I'm dropping the DOCS directory because it looks like a bunch of
+samizdat. Very useful, but wouldn't get through copyright review for
+Debian NEW.
+
+[ irrelevant personal communication paragraphs deleted -iwj. ]
+
+Ian.
+
+============================================================
+
+From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+To: [James McKenzie]
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:31:15 +0000
+
+James writes ("Re: Licence for sympathy"):
+> sorry got waylaid yesterday will try and sort all this out today - where
+> did you intend to put the repository? github?
+
+I was going to use my own colo (and upload to Debian sid). But if you
+want a more shareish cloudy kind of repo, I'll use gitorious. (Free
+Software needs Free tools[1])
+
+Do you want me to email you a link to a git branch for you to
+double-check, before I publish more widely ?
+
+Ian.
+
+[1] http://mako.cc/writing/hill-free_tools.html
+
+============================================================
+
+From: [James McKenzie]
+To: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+Subject: Re: Licence for sympathy
+Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:41:40 +0000
+
+On 12/11/14 12:31, Ian Jackson wrote:
+> James writes ("Re: Licence for sympathy"):
+>> sorry got waylaid yesterday will try and sort all this out today - where
+>> did you intend to put the repository? github?
+your repo is fine, I'll stick a copy in mine or we can just use mine.
+
+> I was going to use my own colo (and upload to Debian sid). But if you
+> want a more shareish cloudy kind of repo, I'll use gitorious. (Free
+> Software needs Free tools[1])
+>
+> Do you want me to email you a link to a git branch for you to
+> double-check, before I publish more widely ?
+yes please
+
+did I say I'd made sympathy@madingley.org to take inbound email
+about it?
+
+J.
+
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