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On Oct 26, 2008, at 10:24 PM, Bill Ward wrote: > The problem is people may add it to META.yml but not remove it from > the POD. For one thing, it would be nice to be able to see what > the license is when viewing the POD. Once the module is installed > META.yml is no longer present, and there's no way for someone using > the module to determine the license from perldoc/man. > > Also, some modules may include a separate LICENSE or COPYRIGHT file > in the tarball. (joining this discussion late...) Isn't that just an authoring problem that already exists today? The LICENSE file is not kept after installation either. This is a human problem, so I think a human solution is appropriate, like a Perl::Critic policy or a Kwalitee rule or a distcheck action to ensure the META.yml matches the POD copyright. The definition of "matches" is the hard part...Thread Previous | Thread Next