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Package: base-files
Version: 3.0.6
Severity: normal

I just wanted to point at /usr/share/common-licenses/FDL in one of my
packages, but surprise, we distribute no such file in base-files.

Is there a good reason not to do it?

Jordi

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Hi,

        My stance has been that in order to be classified as common,
 a license ought to be actually common -- say, a rule of thumb: be at
 least used in 5% of the packages.

        The rationale behind adding licenses to the common-licenses
 category is to prevent excessive duplication of the license text, and
 prevent useless waste of disk space; this saving in disk space is
 supposed to offset the additional effort to determine what the
 license is.

        So, if there are at least 5% of the source packages (or
 whatever number emrges from the debate that is sure to follow), we
 can include the license into common license. A nice, objective
 criteria for admission ;-)

        manoj
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