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Re: PROPOSAL: debian/control file to include new License: field



On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 03:54 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 02:35:52AM -0600, Peter Samuelson wrote:
> > 
> > [Kevin Mark]
> > > would it provide any automation or easier processing for the NEW
> > > queue(ftpmasters)?
> > 
> > I doubt it.  They don't take the maintainer's word for stuff like that,
> > as I understand it - they double-check the copyright and license
> > declarations in the source code.
> You mean they check ever single time $RANDOM_PACKAGE enter NEW and don't
> assume its correct until someone raises an objections? 

Yes. Legal compliance is /not/ tractable in the same way that software
bugs are.

Rob

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