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libnb-platform7-java package

copyright file should refer to /usr/share/common-licenses

Bug #193099 reported by Steve Langasek
6
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
libnb-platform7-java (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Emmet Hikory

Bug Description

The libnb-platform7-java package includes a full copy of the text of the GPL in its copyright file. Per Debian policy, this should be replaced by a reference to the appropriate license under /usr/share/common-licenses/. Lintian explains:

E: libnb-platform7-java: copyright-should-refer-to-common-license-file-for-gpl
N:
N: The string "GNU General Public License" or "GPL" appears in the
N: copyright file for this package, but the copyright file does not
N: reference /usr/share/common-licenses as the location of the GPL on
N: Debian systems.
N:
N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 12.5 for details.
N:

Revision history for this message
Marek Slama (mslama-email) wrote :

It is incorrect report from lintian. This package is NOT under GPL but under "GPL v2 with the Classpath exception". It is actually GPL v2 with appended text but we did not know if we can reference GPL v2 as usual and leave appended text or if we should leave it as it is. For now we left original license text in copyright file. It is dual license CDDL + GPL v2 with the Classpath exception. We would like to get law expertise if we can replace GPL v2 by reference to /usr/share/common-licenses in our case.

Revision history for this message
Marek Slama (mslama-email) wrote :
Changed in libnb-platform7-java:
assignee: nobody → mslama-email
status: New → Confirmed
Emmet Hikory (persia)
Changed in libnb-platform7-java:
assignee: mslama-email → persia
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package libnb-platform7-java - 6.0.1-0ubuntu2

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libnb-platform7-java (6.0.1-0ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * Updated copyright file from Marek Slama (LP: #193099)

 -- Emmet Hikory <email address hidden> Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:26:28 +0900

Changed in libnb-platform7-java:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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