Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> writes: > No, the consensus - as expressed by myself and Manoj in this thread > and by the vast majority of debian/copyright files on your own system > - is that debian/copyright is primarily about the licences. Thank you for explaining your position; I think I understand you better now. I'm a long way from *agreeing* with your position, though. > That debian/copyright is essentially misleadingly named and is > primarily concerned with the licences and their requirements and > little else. > > File a bug against the New Maintainer Guide and get on with the rest > of your life, please. That would be premature. As I understand it, we're waiting on (and I'm actively soliciting) input for other purposes of the information in the ‘debian/copyright’ file; not least from the legal counsel at SPI. > This has gone round and round in circles long enough. Let it GO! I appreciate that the issue is settled in your mind, and am satisfied that I know what your position is. You're welcome to drop out of the discussion here, of course. -- \ “Yesterday I saw a subliminal advertising executive for just a | `\ second.” —Steven Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney
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