Bug#883950: [INPUT REQUIRED] Re: Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier
On 14900 March 1977, Markus Koschany wrote:
> Allow the use of the short-license identifier only in the form:
> Files: foo.bar
> Copyright: 2017, Smith <foo@example.com>
> License: [GPL-2+]
> without the extra standalone paragraph which will mean exactly the
> same as
> License: GPL-2+
> On Debian systems the full license text of the GNU General Public
> License 2 can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2
> in the future.
Fine.
> Similar for other licenses under /usr/share/common-licenses.
Ack.
> To clarify the meaning of this new short-license identifier, we intend
> to document it in a modified version of copyright format 1.0 which will
> be (most likely) released as copyright format 1.1. Especially the
> meaning of the + sign will be clarified. To ensure that every Debian
> user will have access to this documentation, copyright format 1.1 will
> be installed onto all Debian systems locally.
> Format: /usr/share/common-licenses/copyright-format/1.1
While a little README about wtf the files in this dir are may be helpful
for a lost local admin stumbling into this dir, I don't see anything
useful in a copyright-format file over there. Needless split for no
gain. Document it in policy aside the rest and be done, thats the place
where people go to look for such info.
> The intention is to reduce unnecessary boilerplate in debian/copyright
> by referencing licenses on the local system and thus saving developer
> time and also improving readability.
Ay.
--
bye, Joerg
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