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Bug#645696: lintian: missing-license-text-in-dep5-copyright is too strict when considering "X+" licenses



Hi Ximin,

Jakub Wilk wrote:
> * Ximin Luo <infinity0@gmx.com>, 2011-10-17, 22:35:

>> Currently the tag "missing-license-text-in-dep5-copyright" is emitted when
>> the copyright file looks like this:
>>
>> ----
>> Files: *
>> Copyright: yyyy-yyyy etc
>> License: MPL-1.1 or GPL-2+ or LGPL-2.1+
>>
>> License: MPL-1.1
>> etc
>>
>> License: GPL-2
>> etc
>>
>> License: LGPL-2.1
>> etc
[...]
> I can't see anything in the DEP-5 specification that'd support your
> interpretation. However, if you still feel that this was the intended
> meaning, please file a bug against debian-policy asking for clarification.

Given the current copyright-format spec, this lintian behavior is
correct.  Would you mind if I merge this with bug#649530 or close it?

Thanks,
Jonathan


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