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bug#16250: Feature request: package license information and home page
From: |
Dave Abrahams |
Subject: |
bug#16250: Feature request: package license information and home page |
Date: |
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 21:59:21 -0800 |
Sent from my moss-covered three-handled family gradunza
On Dec 25, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote:
>> There should be an easy way to find out the license information and
>
> Why?
Some people (like me) are picky about the license terms of software that they
download, especially in source form.
>> other metadata about a package before installing it.
>
> Which other metadata?
For example, a package's home page, author, maybe date of last update, etc.