[...] > > I understand your need, but in this case (as opposed to the others you > > mention) I believe a new field is not the right solution. The reason is > > that in the general case too many information would need to be encoded > > in such a field; that's why a machine interpretable copyright format has > > been proposed [1]. > > Well, my proposal was for an optional field: who wants it, uses it. >
What about debtags? Wouldn't this be most appropriate? - It's optional. - It's available from the apt-cache. - No need to change dpkg, policy, etc. Best, Michael
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