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Re: lintian message: E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl



On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:

> * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shaleh@valinux.com> [20001109 11:51]:
> > > E: sntop: copyright-file-is-gpl
> > 
> > What would you like this message to say instead?
> 
> copyright-file-contains-full-license might be better.

I don't think that is better: sometimes the copyright file *should* be the
full license. 

The only time it should NOT be, is if the copyright is one of those stored
in /usr/share/common-licenses.

-S




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