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Bug#439981: marked as done (copyright-should-refer-to-common-license-file-for-gpl doesn't take GPLv3 into account)



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Package: lintian
Version: 1.23.28
Severity: normal

N:   The string "GNU General Public License" or "GPL" appears in the
N:   copyright file for this package, but the copyright file does not
N:   reference /usr/share/common-licenses as the location of the GPL on
N:   Debian systems.
N:
N:   Refer to Policy Manual, section 12.5 for details.

GPLv3 is not yet in /usr/share/common-licenses, so it's not possible to refer
to it this way.

-- System Information:
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ii  gettext                0.16.1-1          GNU Internationalization utilities
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On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 06:16:13PM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 11:13:58PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > N:   The string "GNU General Public License" or "GPL" appears in the
> > N:   copyright file for this package, but the copyright file does not
> > N:   reference /usr/share/common-licenses as the location of the GPL on
> > N:   Debian systems.
> > N:
> > N:   Refer to Policy Manual, section 12.5 for details.
> > 
> > GPLv3 is not yet in /usr/share/common-licenses, so it's not possible to refer
> > to it this way.
> 
> It is (for about a week now).

Woops.  Closing..

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)

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