Bug#1014511: sysvinit: debian/copyright reports incorrect licenses

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

binh1.tranhai at toshiba.co.jp wrote:
> Issue 1: The original debian/copyright reports incorrect licenses in
> the most files from debian/ folder as below:
> 
>     Files: debian/*
>     License: GPL-2+
>     Copyright: 2015 Adam Conrad <adconrad at debian.org>
>                2018 Dmitry Bogatov <KAction at gnu.org>
>                ...
>                2012-2013 Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org>
> 
> Because "License: GPL-2.0+" is existed in files from debian/po/ folder,
> and I didn't found any license in the most files from debian/
> folder.

debian/copyright _IS_ the canonical place for copyright statements
about debian/*

> The correct licenses information should be:
> 
>     Files: debian/po/*
>     License: GPL-2+
>     Copyright: ...

So this is wrong and MUST NOT be changed as it would mean we would
LOOSE the copyright statements for the remaining files in debian/*.

		Regards, Axel
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