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Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify "verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution license"



On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 22:25:56 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:

> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.8.3.0
> Tags: patch
> User: debian-policy@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: informative
> 
> Clarify what is meant by "verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution
> license" to be explicit about what Debian has always required for this file,
> to put to rest the silly arguments that this should be parsed as "(copyright
> and distribution) license".  If someone wants to argue that Policy should
> *not* require reproducing the copyright notices when this is not required by
> the license, let them argue that Policy should be changed rather than
> wrongly claiming it's not a Policy requirement.

Seconded.

Cheers,
Julien

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