On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:17:00AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > + file. Packages should not refer to GPL and LGPL symlinks in > + that directory since different, incompatible versions of these > + licenses have been published by the Free Software Foundation, > + hence using the symlinks could lead to ambiguity. > > I disagree with this. It should be ok to point to the latest version > of the GPL if the program says "Version X or later". Many programs > do that, and we should not need to change them. > > Instead, I think we should amend policy in this way: > > Packages under a fixed, definite version of the GPL should refer to > the versioned GPL file in /usr/share/common-licenses.
Good idea. Should we also specify that referring to the unversioned GPL is for programs that say "Version X or later" ? I think this is not obvious. -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
