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From: Bastian Germann <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:41:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Drop deprecated BSD license reference (Closes: #1121378)
The Debian Policy dicourages referencing /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD
which is targetted for removal, see #1120935.
---
src/debmake/lc.py | 1 -
test/.FULL_LICENSE.KEEP | 18 ------------------
2 files changed, 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/debmake/lc.py b/src/debmake/lc.py
index df9b040..7b7b0cb 100755
--- a/src/debmake/lc.py
+++ b/src/debmake/lc.py
@@ -1446,7 +1446,6 @@ re_LICENSE_GNU = regex(
licensefiles = {
"Apache-2.0": ("Apache-2.0", "Apache License Version 2.0\n "),
"Artistic": ("Artistic", '"Artistic License"\n '),
- "BSD-3-Clause": ("BSD", 'BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"\n License'),
"GFDL-1.2": ("GFDL-1.2", "GNU Free Documentation License\n Version 1.2"),
"GFDL-1.2+": ("GFDL-1.2", "GNU Free Documentation License\n Version 1.2"),
"GFDL-1.3": ("GFDL-1.3", "GNU Free Documentation License\n Version 1.3"),
diff --git a/test/.FULL_LICENSE.KEEP b/test/.FULL_LICENSE.KEEP
index 242dcfd..021019c 100644
--- a/test/.FULL_LICENSE.KEEP
+++ b/test/.FULL_LICENSE.KEEP
@@ -389,9 +389,6 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:GENERIC(name:name=THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
Specifications v.2.0 and later (together the "UEFI Specifications");
only as necessary to emulate an implementation of the UEFI Specifications;
and to create firmware, applications, utilities and/or drivers.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
Files: @intel-efi1.txt
Copyright: 2007-2011 Intel Corporation.
@@ -430,9 +427,6 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:GENERIC(name:name=THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
and/or write to a file system that is directly managed by an
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) implementation or by an emulator
of an EFI implementation.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
Files: @intel-efi2.txt
Copyright: 2006-2010 Intel Corporation.
@@ -1693,9 +1687,6 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:EXACT(:name=THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS)
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
Files: BSD-4-Clause-UC.txt
Copyright: 1960-2020 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -6942,9 +6933,6 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:GENERIC(name:name=THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
Files: mit_027.txt
Copyright: 1992 Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands
@@ -7749,9 +7737,6 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:GENERIC(name:name=THE AUTHOR)
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
Files: mit_062.txt
Copyright: 2005 Bogdan D. [email protected]
@@ -8099,7 +8084,4 @@ License: BSD-3-Clause:GENERIC(name:name=THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS)
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
- .
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised"
- License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/BSD'.
