Re: [PROPOSAL] Full text of GPL must be included
Brian Mays <brian@debian.org> writes:
> illuzion@xanthor.net (Rando Christensen) writes:
>
> > Okay, so what's the problem with all gpl'd packages Depending on a
> > package called 'license-gpl' ?
>
> Nothing is wrong with this idea, except that it is unnecessary. All
> packages implicitly depend on the "Essential" packages, and the GPL is
> located in "base-files", an essential package.
>
> Therefore, your idea has already been implemented.
Well, from my perspective, it's only implemented if things like alien
actually enforce it, which I don't believe they do, especially for
that.
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