GNU bug report logs - #18716
24.3; dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB

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Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:51:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3

Done: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: bug#18716: 24.3; dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:57:12 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> I think "COPYING" should not be synonymous with "GPL".  It should just
> mean "this is the file that contains the terms under which copying (and
> related activities) can take place".  So it can contain the GPLv2, the
> GPLv3, the LGPL, or whatever else applies to your software (tho I prefer
> if you stick to one of those ;-).

That doesn't work.  You cannot have two files with the same name.

Andreas.

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