Ben Finney wrote: > The explanation in the DEP doesn't really make it clear why this is > needed, as opposed to an initial “Files: *” paragraph with the “package > as a whole” copyright and license values. > > Where is the rationale for having Copyright apply in the header? Files: * Copyright: Foo License: A Files: doc/* Copyright: Bar License B In the above example, doc/* are not copyright by Mr. Foo. But if if Mr. Foo has done work that allows him to assert a compilation copyright, that could apply to the whole package, including doc/*. So, Mr. Foo could be listed in the Copyright in the header. In this case, there is not a license directly associated with the compilation copyright. All the individual files are licensed under A or B, by their individual authors. So having License in the header doesn't make sense. -- see shy jo, not a lawyer
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