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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