Bug#205934: [owner@bugs.debian.org: Processed: tagging 205934]
retitle 205934 Be more verbose about GPL-check, especially that it isn't quite accurate (or make it more accurate)
tags 205934 = confirmed
severity 205934 minor
thanks
(please note I'm not the only lintian maintainer, so please either don't
mail -queit, or mail lintian-maint@debian.org too)
On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 12:01:06PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> How does that change the fact that lintian's GPL checker is inaccurate,
> whether the package is free or not? Or is it documented somewhere that
> if the copying file contains the letters "GPL" then there will be a
> possibly-false positive? (E.g. is the statement "Note that this package
> used to be under the GPL but is now under free license QJX whose text is
> below" widely known to generate the error?)
>
> If you include in the verbose text something to the effect of, "This is
> known to generate false positives if the acronyms of any common licenses
> are included in the copying file," then that will fix this bug to my
> satisfaction.
I agree with your suggestion, tagging the bug accordingly.
Or has maybe anyone a suggestion to make the check more accurate? Like,
checking for full phrases of the GPL? Note that newlines and whitespace
can be difficult to handle...
Thanks for your feedback.
--Jeroen
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