Package: mmdebstrap
Version: 0.5.1-2
Severity: normal

Hello!
I've just noticed that the mmdebstrap package [claims] to be released
under the terms of the Expat license, but this is not really the
case, since the license text (in both the debian/copyright file
and the upstream source code) lacks an important part, namely
the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability (the part
in upper case)!
Please compare with the canonical [Expat] license text.

[claims]: 
<https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/m/mmdebstrap/mmdebstrap_0.5.1-2_copyright>
[Expat]: <http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt>

The disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability are important
(above all, they protect the authors and copyright holders): I would
strongly recommend adding them as soon as possible, thus effectively
changing the license of mmdebstrap (this can be easily done, as long
as there's only one copyright holder).

Please fix this issue.
Thanks for your time!


-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (800, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages mmdebstrap depends on:
ii  apt       1.8.4
ii  perl      5.30.0-9
ii  perl-doc  5.30.0-9

Versions of packages mmdebstrap recommends:
ii  arch-test   0.16-2
ii  fakechroot  2.19-3.2
ii  fakeroot    1.24-1
ii  mount       2.34-0.1
ii  uidmap      1:4.7-2

Versions of packages mmdebstrap suggests:
pn  binfmt-support    <none>
ii  dpkg-dev          1.19.7
pn  proot             <none>
pn  qemu-user         <none>
pn  qemu-user-static  <none>

-- no debconf information

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