retitle 777583 incorrect debian/copyright for smartmontools violates Debian policy severity 777583 serious thanks
David Prévot <taf...@debian.org> writes: > retitle -1 debian/copyright for smartmontools is too restrictive > severity -1 wishlist > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 01:30:33AM -0500, Mark H Weaver wrote: >> Package: smartmontools > >> debian/copyright claims that smartmontools is distributed under GPLv2, >> but the copyright notices in its source files include the "or (at your >> option) any later version" language. > > In that case, the Debian package “just” claims a more restrictive term > of use than it actually is, but it is not wrong either (GPL-2 is > included in GPL-2+, it’s as if the maintainer decided on the option). Section 12.5 of Debian policy states: Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright information and distribution license in the file /usr/share/doc/<package>/copyright. Note the word "verbatim". Therefore, smartmontools clearly violates a "must" directive of Debian policy, and so this bug should have severity "serious" as per <https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#severities>. Thanks, Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
