invalid (formatted) copyright syntax
Bug #610108 reported by
Kyle Nitzsche
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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base-passwd (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: base-passwd
base-passwd source pkg (version 3.5.22 anyway) has a debian copyright file that is not quite valid with respect to the draft specification for formatted copyright files (http://
Thus my license parser denotes it as invalid.
Why:
It asserts a license: "PD" here:
"
Files: passwd.master, group.master
License: PD
...
"
But it does not provide a link to the (on-disk) PD license nor does it provide the enumerated license text in a free-standing stanza, like this:
"\n
License: PD
(TEXT)
"
tags: | added: patch |
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More specifically, the current version of the proposal specifically says that "PD" (or public domain) is not a valid license. see http:// svn.debian. org/wsvn/ dep/web/ deps/dep5. mdwn?op= file&rev= 135