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Re: [lintian] 01/01: Check for Apache 2.0 packages that do not distribute their accompanying "NOTICE" files. (Closes: #885042)



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On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 04:07:12PM +0000, Chris Lamb wrote:
> +Tag: missing-notice-file-for-apache-license
> +Severity: serious
> +Certainty: possible
> +Info: The package appears to be licensed under the Apache 2.0 license and
> + a <tt>NOTICE</tt> file exists in the source tree. However, no files called
> + <tt>NOTICE</tt> are installed in any of the binary packages.
> + .
> + The Apache 2.0 license requires distributing of such files:
> + .
> +  (d) If the Work includes a "NOTICE" text file as part of its
> +      distribution, then any Derivative Works that You distribute must
> +      include a readable copy of the attribution notices contained
> +      within such NOTICE file [..]
> + .
> + Please include the file in your package, for example by adding
> + <tt>path/to/NOTICE</tt> to a <tt>debian/package.install</tt> file.

Given that I think in most cases (including your own example you made up
for the testsuite!) that file probably should be in /usr/share/doc/pkg/,
what about recommending to put it in the debian/package.docs file
instead?

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