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Re: [PROPOSAL] Full text of GPL must be included



Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:

> >>"Thomas" == Thomas Bushnell, BSG <tb@becket.net> writes:
> 
>  Thomas> Rando Christensen <illuzion@xanthor.net> writes:
>  >> Okay, so what's the problem with all gpl'd packages Depending on a package
>  >> called 'license-gpl' ? 
> 
> 	How is this substantively different from extant practice?
> 
>  Thomas> I suggested that, and it might be sufficient, but only if the tools
>  Thomas> like alien actually do enforce the dependency.
> 
> 	That package would then be essential (as it already is), and
>  no explicit dependency shall be needed.

Except that tools like alien do not enforce or care about the
dependency in any way.



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