On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 02:15:42PM +0100, Pixel wrote:
> --=-=-=
> Name : glib Relocations: (not relocateable)
> Version : 1.2.8 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
> Release : 5mdk Build Date: Fri Nov 17 13:51:43 2000
> Install date: (not installed) Build Host: no.mandrakesoft.com
> Group : System/Libraries Source RPM: (none)
> Size : 346993 License: LGPL
> Packager : Linux-Mandrake Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> URL : http://www.gtk.org
> Summary : A library of handy utility functions.
> Description :
> Glib is a handy library of utility functions. This C
> library is designed to solve some portability problems
> and provide other useful functionality which most
> programs require.
>
> Glib is used by GDK, GTK+ and many applications.
> You should install Glib because many of your applications
> will depend on this library.
>
> --=-=-=
>
> * Fri Nov 17 2000 Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1.2.8-5mdk
>
> - move doc to -devel, removed doc COPYING
>
Why ? According to the GPL/LGPL itself:
[...]
1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Library's
complete source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that
you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an
appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact
all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any
warranty; and distribute a copy of this License along with the
Library.
[...]
So, we have to distribute a copy of this License (the COPYING) with the
glib.
Did I miss something?
I know this is somewhat tedious to have many copy of this file (one for each
package), but isn't it the law?
(BTW, this add a rpmlint warning on my packages ;-)
DindinX
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