Re: Bug#210779: libtunepimp1: give me the license

[John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>]

Micha³ Politowski writes:

> Packages distributed under the UCB BSD license, the Artistic license, the
> GNU GPL, and the GNU LGPL should refer to the files
> /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD, /usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic,
> /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, and /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL
> respectively, rather than quoting them in the copyright file.

> That's current policy for me.

The GPL says:

> ...give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along
> with the Program.

If I do not include the text of the GPL in my packages users who download
debs will not receive copies of the license along with the program.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI