Re: Sponsorship requirements and copyright files
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:
> Not currently seems to imply that at some point it will be
> mandatory at some point. I find that somewhat presumptuous, but
> perhaps I am reading too much into the "in this current time" bit. I
> would put it as this is a proposal. It is not, and will not become
> policy, unless something improves radically. Even so, it might never
> become policy, and at this point a proposal in good enough shape to
> even start discussing the merits of the idea does not exist. When a
> proposal which is even maginally viable is licked into shape, it shall
> be brought forth to light again. And, if it is very good, it might live
> to see light in policy.
One intermediate way in which I could see this specification going into
Policy without it being required for anyone would be to add a subsection
of the copyright section that says "you are not required to use any
particular format for debian/copyright, but if you *want* to use a
structured format, please use this one." I can see some value in doing
that without requiring the format and I think it would fit into the
mandate of Policy to do so.
--
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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