Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-16 Thread Jim Lynch
OK, I'll read it and comment. If it's compatible with GPL, does the same things that it does and is dfsg-free, then I do want it in. -Jim

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-16 Thread Peter Palfrader
Hi Jim! On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Jim Lynch wrote: Hi :) I have no objection to telling some fact to any maint... The problem is that dh_make (and not debhelper - sorry JoeyH) creates a sample file which | refers to the Free Documentation License by the file name:

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-15 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 01:09:33PM -0500, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: But is it really a common license? Perhaps dh_make's template manual page should be corrected instead. I understand and appreciate the desirability of keeping the base-files package small. But I think we're all hoping

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-15 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
I just think that a license first needs to become common and then be added to that directory, not the other way around. OK, then I guess you should forward this report to debhelper. Thanks, Susan

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-15 Thread Joey Hess
Peter Palfrader wrote: Why no? I'ld guess telling the debhelper maintainer about this issue is not that of a bad idea. Well to start with, debhelper != dh-make. BTW, and FWIW, I do not belive the FDL is a DFSG complient license if invarient sections are used. Besides invarient sections it has

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-15 Thread Steve Greenland
On 14-Dec-00, 17:20 (CST), Chris Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 01:09:33PM -0500, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: But I think we're all hoping that the FDL actually becomes common, and putting it into the common-licenses directory is one step toward making that happen.

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-14 Thread Josip Rodin
On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 02:29:53PM -0500, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: Package: base-files Version: 2.2.4 Severity: Normal The debhelper script dh_make inserts a sample manpage.sgml.ex file into a new debian directory when a package is being built. This sample file refers to the Free

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-14 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
But is it really a common license? Perhaps dh_make's template manual page should be corrected instead. I understand and appreciate the desirability of keeping the base-files package small. But I think we're all hoping that the FDL actually becomes common, and putting it into the

Bug#79538: FDL is missing from common-licenses

2000-12-14 Thread Chris Waters
On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 01:09:33PM -0500, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: But I think we're all hoping that the FDL actually becomes common, and putting it into the common-licenses directory is one step toward making that happen. I would describe it more as putting the cart before the horse. At