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24.3; dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB

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Message #47 received at 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>,
 Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: Re: bug#18716: 24.3;
 dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:54:25 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> If your package is distributed under 2 different licenses, then you'll
> either have to put both licenses in the same file or use two different
> file names, but I see no reason why those two file names have to be
> "COPYING" and "COPYING.LIB".

You are arguing with the GNU coding standards, all hope is lost! ;)

http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Releases.html

  The GNU GPL, if used, should be in a file called COPYING. If the GNU
  LGPL is used, it should be in a file called COPYING.LESSER. 

BTW, guess what they used to say instead of COPYING.LESSER...

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/gnustandards/standards.texi?root=gnustandards&r1=1.185&r2=1.186

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