Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information
Ben Finney dijo [Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 05:27:04PM +1000]:
> > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream
> > sources (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original
> > authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were
> > involved with its creation.*
>
> Recording in the ‘debian/copyright’ the URL where the original source
> was obtained makes sense.
>
> I don't see why ‘debian/copyright’ needs to “name the Debian
> maintainer(s) who were involved with its creation”; surely the best
> location for that is the already-mandatory package maintainer data on
> entries in ‘debian/changelog’.
However, having the maintainer name in debian/copyright does not only
serve the identification purpose - It also says under which licensing
scheme are the modifications licensed.
And yes, this _is_ taken into account with the proposed format - By
using the «Files: debian/*» section.
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