Reinhard Max wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 at 12:00, Ludwig Nussel wrote:
You wouldn't be able to install the package without breaking dependencies. That's annoying at least.
Right, but that wouldn't matter from a legal point of view. If a license requires us to include the license text with the binary package, we might break the license no matter how hard we make it to install the package without the license file being installed as well.
GPLv2 says (section 1.) "[...] and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program." So, is setting a symlink to a file and adding a dependency to the package enough to fulfill the "along with the Program" requirement?
When I saw this discussion, I decided to ask JW and Coolo if the solution is legal and Coolo wrote me this: --- cut --- Well, as Jürgen is both maintainer of that package and part of our license review team, I don't feel any need to play lawyer. So stop worrying :) --- cut --- Let's accept that, please :) Bye Lukas