Bug#970306: unused-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is a false positive when "+" is involved
Hi Julien,
On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 7:03 AM Julien Puydt <julien.puydt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I get many unused-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright I:-type messages
> from lintian
Which package are you working on, please? We cannot investigate your
claim without the information.
> because the paragraphs in question are License: foo and
> used as License: foo+. Lintian should see that it's compatible and
> accept it.
Where does it state that using License namesthat way is okay, please?
The plus usually indicates the presence of an 'or later' clause in
GPL-style licenses. It is a distinctive feature, i.e GPL-2 is
different from GPL-2+.
Kind regards
Felix Lechner
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