License

[Rahul Sundaram]

On 08/26/2011 03:47 AM, Nathan O. wrote:
> I am looking at
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/LicensingGuidelines#License_Text .
>
> It sounds to me that upstream must provide the COPYING file. I am
> reviewing pipebench at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731219
> The issue with the one the upstream author provided contained some
> problems in it according to rpmlint. The fix I read about the error
> was to replace it with one from GNU's site. I currently told the
> submitter to include it from GNU's site and also notified upstream of
> the problem with the COPYING file. Should we wait for the upstream to
> provide the COPYING file or have this as a temporary fix?

Ask the submitter to notify upstream.  Patching COPYING file is upto to
discretion of the submitter and shouldn't be a blocker.   Spot answered
a similar question

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Rahul