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Use debian machine readable copyright file #471

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fire opened this issue Jan 17, 2025 · 0 comments
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Use debian machine readable copyright file #471

fire opened this issue Jan 17, 2025 · 0 comments
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fire commented Jan 17, 2025

Describe the proposed feature and how it helps to overcome a problem or limitation

Establishes a standard, machine-readable format for debian/copyright files within Debian packages to facilitate automated checking and reporting of licenses for packages and sets of packages. This specification was originally drafted as DEP-5.

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Need to state copyrights.

If known, describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, or diagrams

Implement debian-style copyright file.

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https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

@fire fire added the enhancement New feature or request label Jan 17, 2025
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