Bug#746808: marked as done (lintian: license-problem-non-free-RFC false positive)
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regarding lintian: license-problem-non-free-RFC false positive
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Package: lintian
Hi. I noticed that lintian complained about libidn:
http://lintian.debian.org/maintainer/help-libidn@gnu.org.html#libidn
The doc/specifications/rfc3454.txt file is not the verbatim RFC but a
cut-down version that only contains comments about its license plus the
data tables. The comments should explain the licensing situation.
The lib/punycode.c and lib/punycode.h files is covered by the RFC 3492
additional license.
These are exceptions, so possibly libidn should override this lintian
check, or what would you recommend as a solution?
/Simon
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--- Begin Message ---
>Hi. I noticed that lintian complained about libidn:
>http://lintian.debian.org/maintainer/help-libidn@gnu.org.html#libidn
>The doc/specifications/rfc3454.txt file is not the verbatim RFC but a
>cut-down version that only contains comments about its license plus the
>data tables. The comments should explain the licensing situation.
In this case override is the best way to deal with this. We need an human in the loop.
>The lib/punycode.c and lib/punycode.h files is covered by the RFC 3492
>additional license.
In this case (double licensing) help test suggest override
>These are exceptions, so possibly libidn should override this lintian
>check, or what would you recommend as a solution?
I plan to add a check for double licensed rfc but I have only found 4, so I believe overriding will be simple.
Do you know a list of double licensed RFC?
/Simon
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