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Bug#649530: [copyright-format] clearer definitions and more consistent License: stanza specification



On 21/11/11 23:21, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Ximin Luo wrote:
> 
>> When packaging mozilla extensions I ran some problems with DEP5. I talked this
>> issue over on #645696 which eventually resulted in encouragement to move forward
>> with a proposal for a change to be made.
> 
> I think this report contains multiple proposals.  Let me try to
> summarize (and please correct me where I go wrong).
> 
> First, the problem being addressed: a debian/copyright file like this:
> 
> 	Files: *
> 	Copyright: yyyy-yyyy etc
> 	License: GPL-2+
> 
> 	License: GPL-2
> 	 etc
> 
> or this:
> 
> 	Files: *
> 	Copyright: yyyy-yyyy etc
> 	License: GPL-2 with Font exception
> 
> 	License: GPL-2
> 	 etc
> 
> is not considered valid because there is no "License: GPL-2+"
> or "License: GPL-2 with Font exception" paragraph.  Right?

Correct, and that's the symptom that I first came across, but I think all of
the symptoms that I described in the latter half of my last email, are part of
the same design problem.

X

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