Upstream seems to use GPL-3+ (not GPL-3). For example: https://github.com/fxbois/web-mode/blob/a9d21841224da3295f2dd0a90022f5e435e48046/web-mode.el#L13 The existing copyright says GPL-2+ (not GPL-2). On 2024-04-10 23:05, Xiyue Deng wrote:
1. whether I can add the new copyright section to cover debian/*, and
I think it is pretty typical to have a debian/* section. And if the licenses differ (see below), then you would _have_ to have separate sections.
2. whether I should use GPL-2 as when the previous maintainer last worked on this or I can use GPL-3 to match upstream version as well?
If that is what you believe applies to the debian files (which is what debian/copyright says today), then I would keep it as that. GPL-2+ is, of course, compatible with GPL-3+.
So I think you end up with something like this: Files: * License: GPL-3+ Copyright: fill in the upstream copyright holders Files: debian/* License: GPL-2+ Copyright: previous maintainer, you -- Richard
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