Bug#676784: Policy §10.5 and .jar file noticeable exception

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 08:50:42AM +0300, Eugene Zhukov a écrit :
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:12 AM, Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> wrote:
> > Le Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 06:57:35AM +0900, Charles Plessy a écrit :
> >> Le Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:13:12AM +0200, Bill Allombert a écrit :
> >> >
> >> > A .jar file is not a compressed file in the sense it is not meant to be uncompressed
> >> > with unzip or zless etc.
> >>
> >> I agree.  Shall we close that bug ?  Or add the above as a footnote if it is
> >> felt necessary ?
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > if there is no futher input within a few days, I am going to close this bug, as
> > it is based on a clearly erroneous interpretation of the Policy.
> >
> > If a clearification is necessary, how about adding "in "sense it is meant to be
> > uncompressed with unzip or zless etc." either in parenthesis of as a footnote.
> 
> IMO a note in parenthesis or a footnote would help a lot. Then I guess
> it can be closed, since there is another #539315, which can be closed
> only after fixing lintian.

Thanks for the prompt feedback.

Unless there is objection, I will add the note in parenthesis as a
non-normative change, and then mark the bug pending.

Cheers,

-- 
Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan