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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #59 received at 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 18716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rrt <at> sc3d.org
Subject: Re: bug#18716: 24.3;
 dired-omit-extensions's default value omits COPYING.LIB
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:09:49 -0400

> Perhaps it should be COPYING.LESSER.

Why?  If your software uses the LGPL, surely the file that holds the
copying rules should be called "COPYING" or "LICENSE" but not some name
with a funny ".LESSER" extension (which luckily corresponds to no known
format yet).  IF you want a different name depending on which license is
in use, it seems that "GPL-LICENSE" and "LGPL-LICENSE" would be better
choices.  Of course, I'd also argue in favor of a proper extension
(e.g. ".txt") and against the use of allcaps.


        Stefan
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