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[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.5.4-169-gdbf40c8



The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit dbf40c899a62260ec0037c93d7c3d3758a597cea
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Feb 14 13:25:43 2012 -0800

    Further copyright-with-old-dh-make-debian-copyright wording tweaks

diff --git a/checks/copyright-file.desc b/checks/copyright-file.desc
index 921ad04..e471d24 100644
--- a/checks/copyright-file.desc
+++ b/checks/copyright-file.desc
@@ -264,15 +264,15 @@ Severity: wishlist
 Certainty: certain
 Info: The copyright file contains the incomplete Debian packaging
  copyright boilerplate from older versions of <tt>dh_make</tt>.
- <tt>(C)</tt> alone is not considered a valid copyright notice in at least
- some countries.  The word <tt>Copyright</tt> or the © symbol should be
- used instead or in addition to <tt>(C)</tt>.
+ <tt>(C)</tt> alone is not considered a valid copyright notice in some
+ countries.  The word <tt>Copyright</tt> or the © symbol should be used
+ instead or in addition to <tt>(C)</tt>.
  .
  Copyright notices like this are, in any country that's a signatory to the
  Berne Convention, not required to claim copyright on a work, but their
  presence may allow claiming additional damages should a copyright case go
  to court.  If you provide a notice, you may as well provide one that's
- legally valid.
+ legally recognized in a broader range of countries.
 
 Tag: copyright-refers-to-bad-php-license
 Severity: serious

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