[Bug 1222319] New: kernel-firmware-* packages have duplicate WHENCE license files
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222319 Bug ID: 1222319 Summary: kernel-firmware-* packages have duplicate WHENCE license files Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed Version: Current Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel Assignee: kernel-bugs@opensuse.org Reporter: fvogt@suse.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de CC: tiwai@suse.com Target Milestone: --- Found By: --- Blocker: --- The "WHENCE" file is >300K and included as %license in all kernel-firmware-* packages: /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-usb-network/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-ueagle/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-ti/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-sound/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-serial/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-realtek/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-radeon/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-qcom/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-platform/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-nfp/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-network/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-mwifiex/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-mediatek/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-media/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-marvell/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-intel/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-i915/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-dpaa2/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-bnx2/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-bluetooth/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-atheros/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-ath12k/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-ath11k/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-ath10k/WHENCE /usr/share/licenses/kernel-firmware-amdgpu/WHENCE This could be optimized by moving common files into a separate package or maybe not shipping this at all. I'm not sure whether the info inside is actually necessary, it mostly just links to the actual license files? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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