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Re: Parseable copyright files (was: Re: Bug#65577: PROPOSED] README.Debian should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution)



Brian May wrote:
> Seeing as everything seems to be going XML these days, why not:

Why? Copyright files are already unapproachable enough with their legal
jargon. Why add markup on top of that?

> However, why stop at the license? Perhaps the same thing could be
> done with other information, eg relevant web pages, email addresses,
> etc.

I'd rather devote energy to moving such stuff out of the copyright file,
where it only belongs historically, and not logically, and putting it into
some better format, than on a seemingly-pointless xml-ization.

-- 
see shy jo, who wonders why so many proposed uses of xml seem so
            pointless



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