> > I don't think that is better: sometimes the copyright file *should* be the > full license. > > The only time it should NOT be, is if the copyright is one of those stored > in /usr/share/common-licenses. >
from the lintian changelog * copyright-file-is-gpl renamed to copyright-file-contains-full-gpl-license I also felt that the message needed to mention the GPL. Currently lintian only does this check for the GPL. I hope to extend it to others eventually.