Le Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 02:04:44PM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit : > When I package a project for inclusion into Debian, I commonly license > my packaging work using a copyleft license¹. > (…) > My question here is: Am I doing a disservice to Debian? Do Debian > already have a Policy about this? If not, should we add one?
I think all DFSG-compatible licenses should be OK for debian/*. Sticking with upstream license seems to be the recommended default, but I see no reason to turn that into a policy point or a criteria for rejection. If that were to change, I think a new lintian check would be a good first step. Still I don’t think it needs to change. The current system with the license choice left to the appreciation of the people actually working on the packaging seems to be working well already. > What triggers me in asking this is that, as part of a recent NEW queue > processing, this pattern of mine was noticed and questioned. I don't > think that question is a relevant part of NEW queue processing, but > instead of letting that being a discussion between me and that one > helpful developer screening the package, or between me and the team, > I consider it more appropriately a discussion in Debian in general. I guess it’s OK for the NEW processing team to ask if you did that as a conscious choice, or if you put a license "at random" on debian/*. As long as it does not lead to a rejection on a basis outside of our policy, discussion is usually a good thing.
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