Re: Changes to copyright file upon package adoption

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at>]

On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 07:05:54PM +0200, Frederik Dannemare wrote:
> I'm in the process of adopting the package 'motion' (Bug#254336). I'm 
> currently reviewing the package files and updating them accordingly to 
> reflect new maintainership, plus various small fixes.
> 
> Regarding the debian/copyright: Should I leave the line 'This package 
> was debianized by ...' untouched? Or should this line be updated to 
> reflect new maintainership?

Policy 12.5 "It should name the original authors of the package and
the Debian maintainer(s) who were involved with its creation."

I'd suggest to use something like

Current Maintainer: you

Originally packaged by: somebody else.
              cu andreas