Bug#401173: base-file: include GFDL and more licences in /usr/share/common-licenses/
Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:
> > On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Jari Aalto wrote:
>
> >> SUGGESTION
> >>
> >> Please add more standard license texts in the directory. Like:
> >>
> >> - GFDL
> >> - MIT/X license
> >> - Apache License
> >> - PHP License
> >> - http://creativecommons.org/ (when DFSG ready)
>
> I agree with the proposal to add the GFDL and Apache 2.0 licenses; they're
> already used by multiple packages and would save copyright file length and
> duplication.
This was my intention.
> (Although I can see an argument against adding the GFDL
> because not all of its provisions are DFSG-free.)
But the License text itself is "an entity" that can be distributed I
assume, although programs that may refer to certain sections cannot.
> The MIT/X license cannot be handled in this way. It includes varient text
> (the name of the organization) that changes in each license. It will have
> to continue to live in each individual copyright file.
- I'd also like to see PHP license included if that's possible.
- Perhaps the policy should not mention any specific licenses, but
point readers to visit http://www.debian.org/legal/licenses/
Jari
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