Quoting Jonas Smedegaard (2022-01-16 19:53:48) > Quoting John Paul Adrian Glaubitz (2022-01-16 19:38:25) > > I have updated debian/copyright of both fs-uae-* packages to use the > > "License-Reference" keyword, however lintian now complains about the > > missing license texts so I'm wondering whether this approach - which > > I like - is actually compliant with the Debian Policy? [...] > I firmly believe that it is Policy-compliant to reference files > included with package base-files and installed below > /usr/share/common-licenses. All other license texts must be included > verbatim in the debian/copyright file
Maybe more interesting than what I personally believe might be, that I use that writing style generally for the about 600 packages that I am involved in maintaining, and evidently ftpmasters agree with me. For anyone considering to adopt this pattern, it is quite some time ago that I helped Vasudev package Roboto fonts, and I have simplified and extended my writing style to use the shorter field "Reference" and also use it to reference sources of copyright holders and license grants when not contained in licensed file itself (with a little special twist of self-referencing canonical statements in debian/copyright). I use the package ghostscript as my sort-of reference package. Look at that for my newest inventions on copyright file writing and checking. See also https://wiki.debian.org/CopyrightReviewTools - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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