Package: debian-policy Version: 4.1.3.0 Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-CC: a...@debian.org, ballo...@debian.org, spwhit...@spwhitton.name, r...@debian.org
Copyright information, like changelogs and manuals, is not technically
required by software.
I propose this enhancement to section 12.5:
Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its
copyright information and distribution license in the
file /usr/share/doc/package/copyright
or /usr/share/doc/source-copyright/copyright; the latter may not
be installed. [...]
[...] and the first package Depends on the second.
Alternatively, /usr/share/doc/package may not exist if the
package Recommends source-copyright, which comes from the same
source. [...]
Satisfied needs:
1. Option to not install documentation files.
Additional benefits:
1. Putting this information in a separate architecture-independent
package reduces repository disk usage.
2. It helps to solve the Multi-Arch file refcounting problem.
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