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

Mechtilde Stehmann <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:12:14 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.policy
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Hello,

Am 28.04.26 um 15:24 schrieb Santiago Vila:
> [ trimming Cc lines a little bit, I will read replies from the lists ]
> 
> Most licenses are not really large files by today's standards.
> 
> To be consistent, compressing licenses would force all references to
> be changed to the compressed version, IMO for very little gain.
> 
> I'm more concerned about people copying and pasting the same licenses
> over and over again into debian/copyright, as pointed out by Mechtilde.
> 
> Therefore, please do not worry about the increased size in the
> installed size of base-files after this proposal is approved.
> I think we definitely can afford it.

ACk

I prepare a repository locally for the potential Merge Request.

All 8 licenses need ~150 KB

That is less space as they used in an Install ISO than it is published 
with each package


If there is consent to follow the proposal with Simon's update in 
#1135097 I can prepare a Merge Request with the additional license texts.

Thanks for the constructive discussion.

Kind regards

-- 
Mechtilde Stehmann
also on behalf of the dfsg-team

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