Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> writes: > taylanbayi...@gmail.com (Taylan Ulrich "Bayırlı/Kammer") writes: > >> Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> writes: >> >>> Debian claims that the license is gpl2, not gpl2+. >>> >>> Please be more careful checking licenses. Debian tends to be very >>> thorough about this, so a good method is to find the package on Debian, >>> e.g. <http://packages.debian.org/smartmontools>, select the appropriate >>> package (preferably the same version or close to it) and then choose the >>> "Copyright File" link in the right column. >> >> OK, thanks for the tip. However, both the README and individual source >> files use the "or (at your option) any later version" phrasing. I >> wonder why Debian marked it gpl2? > > Indeed, you are right, and Debian is wrong. Nevermind :)
FYI, I reported this problem, which turns out to be a violation of Debian policy, and the responses have been disappointing. https://bugs.debian.org/777583 Mark
