Package: lintian Version: 2.5.25 Severity: wishlist Hi,
commas have a special meaning in the License field of a DEP-5 copyright file. In front of an "and" they signal that the preceding "or" has priority. Other uses of it are most likely illegal. Examples: License: Apache Software License, Version 1.1 http://sources.debian.net/src/jxplorer/3.3.2+dfsg-2/debian/copyright?hl=40#L40 License: Boost Software License, Version 1.0 http://sources.debian.net/src/yade/1.10.0-1/debian/copyright?hl=47#L47 License: commercial or GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0, with the following exception: http://sources.debian.net/src/libqglviewer/2.5.2+dfsg-1/debian/copyright?hl=12#L12 License: For terms of use, see http://www.unicode.org/terms_of_use.html http://sources.debian.net/src/libidn2-0/0.10-1/debian/copyright/?hl=112#L112 License: GPL-2 or MIT, according to http://benalman.com/about/license/ http://sources.debian.net/src/trac-codecomments/1.1.1%2Bdfsg-1/debian/copyright/?hl=41#L41 License: SGI Free Software License B, Version 1.1 http://sources.debian.net/src/psychtoolbox-3/3.0.11.20140430.dfsg1-1/debian/copyright/?hl=212#L212 License: SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1 – 26 February 2007 http://sources.debian.net/src/fonts-senamirmir-washra/4.1-9/debian/copyright/?hl=22#L22 License: SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL) http://sources.debian.net/src/widelands/1:18-3/debian/copyright/?hl=27#L27 So probably, Lintian should warn if a comma is used in a License stanza of a standalone license paragraph and check for its correct usage when a comma is used in the License stanza of a Files paragraph. cheers, josch -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages lintian depends on: ii binutils 2.24.51.20140617-1 ii bzip2 1.0.6-5 ii diffstat 1.58-1 ii file 1:5.19-1 ii gettext 0.18.3.2-3 ii hardening-includes 2.5 ii intltool-debian 0.35.0+20060710.1 ii libapt-pkg-perl 0.1.29+b1 ii libarchive-zip-perl 1.37-2 ii libclass-accessor-perl 0.34-1 ii libclone-perl 0.37-1 ii libdpkg-perl 1.17.10 ii libemail-valid-perl 1.194-1 ii libfile-basedir-perl 0.03-1 ii libipc-run-perl 0.92-1 ii liblist-moreutils-perl 0.33-2 ii libparse-debianchangelog-perl 1.2.0-1 ii libtext-levenshtein-perl 0.09-1 ii libtimedate-perl 2.3000-2 ii liburi-perl 1.62-1 ii man-db 2.6.7.1-1 ii patchutils 0.3.3-1 ii perl [libdigest-sha-perl] 5.18.2-6 ii t1utils 1.37-2 Versions of packages lintian recommends: ii libautodie-perl 2.25-1 ii libperlio-gzip-perl 0.18-3 ii perl-modules [libautodie-perl] 5.18.2-6 Versions of packages lintian suggests: pn binutils-multiarch <none> ii dpkg-dev 1.17.10 ii libhtml-parser-perl 3.71-1+b1 ii libtext-template-perl 1.46-1 ii libyaml-perl 0.95-1 ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140809141152.18986.72745.reportbug@hoothoot
