Reinhard Max wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 at 12:00, Ludwig Nussel wrote: > >> You wouldn't be able to install the package without breaking >> dependencies. That's annoying at least. > > Right, but that wouldn't matter from a legal point of view. If a > license requires us to include the license text with the binary > package, we might break the license no matter how hard we make it to > install the package without the license file being installed as well. > > GPLv2 says (section 1.) "[...] and give any other recipients of the > Program a copy of this License along with the Program." So, is setting > a symlink to a file and adding a dependency to the package enough to > fulfill the "along with the Program" requirement?
When I saw this discussion, I decided to ask JW and Coolo if the solution is legal and Coolo wrote me this: --- cut --- Well, as Jürgen is both maintainer of that package and part of our license review team, I don't feel any need to play lawyer. So stop worrying :) --- cut --- Let's accept that, please :) Bye Lukas
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