On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 03:57:49PM +0000, c.bu...@posteo.jp wrote: > > > To my understand the "copyright" file is something Debian specific. > > > This does not exist in my upstream project but is "generated" by my > > > Debian > > > Package Maintainer. > > > > Correct. Which is what you were asking about. > > IMHO not. But that seems to be because of our different perspectives.
If you weren't actually asking about the requirements of the Policy then you shouldn't have mentioned it... > > And lintian has an extra-license-file tag for such packages. > > https://udd.debian.org/lintian-tag/extra-license-file > > Ah... Now, we come closer. > > > > But what about LICNESE file and a LICENSES folder for multiple > > > licenses > > > files? > > > > What about them that wasn't answered in the email you quoted and in the > > Policy? > > To my understand that wasn't answered. I asked what exactly wasn't answered... > Regarding the lintian tag am I assuming correct that Debian GNU/Linux does > not care about a LICENSE file or LICENSES folder? "Debian GNU/Linux" doesn't care if those files exist in the package. > So there is no real problem to have a LICENSES folder? Yes, there is no real problem to ship the licenses twice. It's just not helpful. > The "copyright" file will exist (downstream) no matter if there is a LICENSE > file, a LICENSES folder or any of this. Of course, that's what the Policy mandates. -- WBR, wRAR
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