Re: debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

2012-11-04 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Thomas, On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 03:19:59PM +0100, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote: > Apologies, if this is not the right place to ask this kind of questions on > policy. However, personally, I feel that the corresponding policy section > might certainly benefit from a few words of clarification,

Re: debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

2012-11-03 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sat, 03 Nov 2012, Bart Martens wrote: > I understand "its copyright information and distribution license(s)" as > including all licenses, so that the user can still choose between the > alternative licenses. The packager should not choose for the user. Sometimes we have to. The source may be

Re: debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

2012-11-03 Thread Bart Martens
Hi Thomas, On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 03:19:59PM +0100, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote: > Here's my question: > > Sections 2.3, 4.5, and 12.5 of the policy state: >Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright >information and distribution license in the file >/usr

debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

2012-11-03 Thread Thomas Friedrichsmeier
Hi! Apologies, if this is not the right place to ask this kind of questions on policy. However, personally, I feel that the corresponding policy section might certainly benefit from a few words of clarification, and so I guess this list is not entirely inappropriate. Here's my question: Secti