On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 12:52 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been manually filing bugs against packages with improper > copyright files, as per this thread: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/03/msg02190.html > > I stopped when I started gettign consecutive bug numbers :) I've been > using Severity: normal, although it is arguably a violation of Policy > 12.5: > > Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its > copyright and distribution license in the file > /usr/share/doc/package/copyright.
This is what I was going to file bugs on previously (as well as GFDL bugs) [0]. Missing copyright statements, lack of references to the GPL, licenses in the /usr/share/doc/foo directory instead of in the copyright file, etc. Honestly, I have seen very few good copyright files. > I have lintian and dh-make bugs that will help prevent this in the > future: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286842 > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286843 Thank you. I wrote a tool that checks copyright files of installed packages for problems. It is very, well, anal. But you're welcome to it if you want it. [1] I wouldn't file bugs on all of its output, though, because it's so picky. > But these certainly still need to be fixed: > > Copyright: > > GPL 2.0 > > another one: > > Copyright: Most recent version of the GPL. > > and this is common: > > Copyright: > > [GPL follows] > > Starting with installed package "aalib1" (no problem there), I opened > ~30 bugs in specific packages, and I didn't even make it to "gcc". In future, you should ask on -devel first before mass-filing bugs, otherwise you will be fed to Colin Watson. [2] And you might want to wait until after sarge, whenever it happens, because otherwise the release team will become cross with you. > Please Cc: me, > Justin I am doing so. [0] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/11/msg00429.html [1] Contact me off-list. [2] And remember, you are crunchy and taste good with tartar sauce :-)
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