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Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal

From Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.policy
Subject Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal
Date 2018-07-27 06:10 +0200
Message-ID <wg2eJ-3nO-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
References (7 earlier) <v1Z9f-60H-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <uUSFz-5HI-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <wg253-34s-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <uUSFz-5HI-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <wg253-34s-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
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On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 08:47:08PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> A set of files under the license GPL-3+ and [GPL-3+] are under exactly the
> same license, so it is confusing and strange to use different identifiers
> based on a technical point about what information is included elsewhere in
> the copyright file.  Furthermore, the brackets are entirely opaque.  They
> convey no meaning to a person who hasn't read the specification, which
> seems inappropriate for a specification that's supposed to still be
> human-readable.

with my "I haven't read #883950"-hat, I can confirm what Russ said here.


-- 
cheers,
	Holger, to give another data point

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Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2017-12-09 20:10 +0100
  Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2017-12-10 13:40 +0100
    Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-10 19:00 +0100
  Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2017-12-12 21:40 +0100
    Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-13 01:40 +0100
      Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2017-12-13 09:30 +0100
        Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-16 16:10 +0100
          Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2017-12-16 16:40 +0100
            Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> - 2017-12-18 23:40 +0100
              Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2017-12-19 01:00 +0100
                Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifiero Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> - 2017-12-19 11:00 +0100
            Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-23 20:10 +0100
              Bug#883950: [INPUT REQUIRED] Re: Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2017-12-28 21:00 +0100
                Bug#883950: [INPUT REQUIRED] Re: Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org> - 2017-12-28 22:40 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-29 10:30 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> - 2017-12-30 04:00 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2017-12-30 04:40 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-30 15:30 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Julian Gilbey <julian@d-and-j.net> - 2017-12-30 22:30 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2017-12-30 22:40 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Julian Gilbey <julian@d-and-j.net> - 2017-12-31 11:40 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2017-12-30 15:30 +0100
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2018-07-23 23:50 +0200
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-07-27 06:00 +0200
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2018-07-27 06:10 +0200
                Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2018-07-27 11:40 +0200
    Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2017-12-13 05:20 +0100
  Bug#883950: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> - 2017-12-14 10:10 +0100
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> - 2018-07-28 17:00 +0200
    Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2018-07-28 17:30 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2018-07-29 02:40 +0200
    Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-07-28 23:00 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> - 2018-07-29 10:20 +0200
        Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-07-29 19:10 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> - 2018-08-12 14:40 +0200
        Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-08-12 19:50 +0200
        Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2018-08-13 12:40 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-14 19:30 +0200
        Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> - 2018-08-14 20:50 +0200
          Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-15 15:00 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-08-02 06:50 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal gregor herrmann <gregoa@debian.org> - 2018-08-02 10:40 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2018-08-02 12:40 +0200
    Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2018-08-03 09:50 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-08-02 19:10 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> - 2018-08-03 05:10 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-08-03 05:20 +0200
    Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-14 19:10 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2018-08-15 00:30 +0200
  Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com> - 2018-08-12 00:00 +0200
    Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-08-14 19:40 +0200
      Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 16:00 +0200
        Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 17:00 +0200

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