Bug#56166: base-files: copyright in motd is outdated (fwd)
Hi.
Do we really need a copytight notice in /etc/motd?
The only thing in Debian I see it's not made from individual packages
are the Packages.gz file and the directory layout in ftp.debian.org
and CD-ROMs, I don't think this is copyrightable.
So: Does it really make any sense to copyright Debian as a "whole"?
If not, I'm open for suggestion about what to put instead of the copyright
notice.
Thanks.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:38:43 +0100 (CET)
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: #56166: base-files: copyright in motd is outdated
Package: base-files
Version: 2.1.14
Severity: important
/etc/motd still has the following copyright:
Copyright (C) 1993-1999 Software in the Public Interest, and others
This should be updated to include 2000.
I've marked this as important to make sure it gets fixed in potato.
Wichert.
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux tornado 2.2.14 #1 Fri Jan 14 00:07:35 CET 2000 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages base-files depends on:
ii base-passwd 3.1.7 Debian Base System Password/Group Files
ii gawk 3.0.4-2 GNU awk, a pattern scanning and processing l
^^^ (Provides virtual package awk)
--- Begin /etc/motd (modified conffile)
Linux tornado 2.2.14 #1 Fri Jan 14 00:07:35 CET 2000 i686 unknown
Copyright (C) 1993-1999 Software in the Public Interest, and others
Most of the programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are
freely redistributable; the exact distribution terms for each program
should be described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright
or /usr/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
--- End /etc/motd
--- Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf (modified conffile)
#
passwd: files # ldap
group: files # ldap
shadow: files # ldap
hosts: files dns
networks: files
protocols: files [NOTFOUND=return] db
services: files [NOTFOUND=return] db
ethers: files [NOTFOUND=return] db
rpc: files [NOTFOUND=return] db
netgroup: [NOTFOUND=return] nis
--- End /etc/nsswitch.conf
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