ubuntu-meta does not include GPL in source tarball

[Joe Jaxx]

The source tarball for the ubuntu-meta package does not contain a full copy of the GPL (ie. a COPYING file).

Steps to Reproduce:
apt-get source ubuntu-meta
cd ubuntu-meta-*
ls | grep COPYING

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

In the debian directory there is a file called copyright which refers people to /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL . Do you believe that is sufficient?

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

The full text of the GPL does need to be in the source package, even though it's OK for the binary package to contain a reference in this case.

[Jordan Kanter (jikanter)]

attached the debdiff here

[Lionel Porcheron (lionel.porcheron)]

Your debdiff is empty. Moreover, I'm unsubscribing Ubuntu Universe Sponsor as ubunt-meta is not in Universe.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

Martin: do you think this is necessary?

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I'll take this.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

xubuntu-meta has already been fixed. I've opened bugs for the other *-meta source packages in main.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

ubuntu-meta (1.54) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Include a copy of GPLv2 (LP: #80513).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:08:15 +0100

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

kubuntu-meta (1.44) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Include a copy of GPLv2 (LP: #80513).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:09:50 +0100

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

edubuntu-meta (1.35) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Include a copy of GPLv2 (LP: #80513).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:11:34 +0100