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DEP5: minor suggestions - FSF address etc.



I'd like to propose updates to:

    http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/

(1) Use URL instead of real FSF address everywhere

    -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
    -License along with this package; if not, write to the Free
    -Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
    -Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
    +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    +along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

    Rationale: FSF recommendation
    <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl-howto.html>:

        ...
        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

(2) No ending commas in years

    Example 1. tri-licensed files
    Example 2. recurrent license

    Files: src/js/editline/*
    -Copyright: 1993, John Doe
    -           1993, Joe Average
    +Copyright: 1993 John Doe
    +           1993 Joe Average

    Rationale: Commas are used between years YYYY,YYYY,YYY and not at the
    end. Compare to section "Copyright" where there are no ending commas.
    See also FSF recommentation
    <http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html>:

        Copyright (C) year1, year2, year3 copyright-holder

(3) Uniform Layout

    E.g.

    -Copyright: 1993 John Doe
    -          1993 Joe Average
    +Copyright:
    + 1993 John Doe
    + 1993 Joe Average

    Rationale: The whole document uses one-space indent for consequtive
    lines.



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