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Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses?

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Subject Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses?
Date Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:50:01 +0200
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Is there objections to using SPDX abbreviations for the file names of
licenses in base-files?

I didn't double-check if that's in the proposal, but I think that's how
it should be done.

If we already deviate from SPDX names, then maybe moving existing files
to SPDX-names, and recommending use of those names, and set up a symlink
would be an improvement.  Or grandfather in them as exceptions, to avoid
unnecessary debian/copyright churn.

It would be nice if SPDX names was mentioned in debian-policy or
base-files/debian/README.source, so we don't forget about this aspect in
the future.  We can always change that policy later on if it turns out
to be a bad idea for some reason (if someone registers FOO`rm -rf /` as
a SPDX license name, perhaps).

/Simon

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  Bug#1135097: Please extent list of licenses named in chapter 12.5 Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> - 2026-04-27 22:50 +0200
    Bug#1135097: Please extent list of licenses named in chapter 12.5 Mechtilde Stehmann <mechtilde@debian.org> - 2026-04-28 08:40 +0200
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  Bug#1135097: Please extent list of licenses named in chapter 12.5 Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> - 2026-04-28 10:10 +0200
  Bug#1135097: Please extent list of licenses named in chapter 12.5 Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2026-04-28 11:30 +0200
  Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2026-04-28 12:20 +0200
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      Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> - 2026-04-28 15:30 +0200
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        Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> - 2026-04-29 11:50 +0200
          Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> - 2026-04-29 12:10 +0200
            Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> - 2026-04-29 12:20 +0200
          Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2026-04-29 19:50 +0200
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  Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2026-04-28 13:20 +0200
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    Bug#885698: Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> - 2026-04-30 14:00 +0200
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        Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> - 2026-05-01 17:10 +0200
          Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2026-05-02 04:30 +0200
          Bug#1135097: Bug#885698: What licenses should be included in /usr/share/common-licenses? Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2026-05-04 21:50 +0200

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