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Re: Browserified copy and DFSG



Hello,

On Wed 05 Sep 2018 at 04:38PM +0200, Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:

>> AFAIUI, Built-Using is solely to be used for compliance with licenses
>> (GPL or GPL-like licenses).  Are these node modules under GPL or a
>> GPL-like license?  If not, there should be no need for Built-Using.
>
> They are some module under GPL like license not yet pacakged.
>
> But I was thinking Built-Using may be used by security team in order
> to trigger rebuild.

Yes.  Policy was changed to say that Built-Using should be used only for
licensing issues.  This was the release team's preference, and I believe
they took the needs of the security team into account in coming to that
preference.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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