On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:15:18AM +0000, Suman wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.115.2
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: su...@protonmail.com
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> inconsistent-appstream-metadata-license , tag gives the below description:
> The specified AppStream metadata file specifies a metadata_license field
> but this does not match the files in debian/copyright.
> 
> While reading the above, I didnt get the point that upstream metadata
> lincese should be added to debiab/copyright too.
> 
> It would have been good if something like the following was included:
> 
> "The upstream metadata_license should be represented in debian/copyright"

Is that necessarily the case? The way I read the tag description, it
just says there is an inconsistency. It may also be that
debian/copyright is correct and metadata_license is incorrect
(e.g. because the upstream license changed but AppStream metadata was
not updated).

Jelmer

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