Hi, Nicholas Bamber wrote:
> The package maintainer wants the following stanza > > Copyright: (C) 1995-1998, 2000, 2003-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > License: GFDL-1.1+ > Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document > under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or > any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no [...] > On Debian systems, the full text of the GNU Free Documentation License > version 1.2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GFDL-1.2'. Ah, that makes more sense than what I was imagining. It contains the upstream license notice (which is "GFDL-1.1 or any later version") plus a friendly pointer to the full text of one of the permitted versions. One interpretation of "verbatim" would mean that if the .orig.tar.gz contains a copy of the GFDL-1.1 and not 1.2, then the copyright file should include it (either quoting it inline or by reference to /usr/share/common-licenses if possible). I would be happier that could be avoided. Maybe ยง12.5 "Copyright information" could use some text addressing this case of license upgrades explicitly. Thanks for clarifying. Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110715194720.GA7230@elie
