Re: netcdf packages
IANADD (but I feel like arguing anyway)
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:34:02 -0700
Warren Turkal <wt@atmos.colostate.edu> wrote:
On Monday 11 December 2006 03:42, Patrick Schönfeld wrote:
* debian/copyright:
* IMO you should mention the ones who previous did packaging
"The software was previously packaged for Debian by Karl Sackett,
Brian Mays,
and others. This package is a complete reengineering of of the
packaging to
bring the package up to current standards. It is not based on prior
packaging except for compatibility of package names."
On this I disagree with Patrick. IMHO, the copyright file is no place
for history. This information is contained in the changelog already.
Since you revamped the package completely, you are the only author and
copyright holder for the debian directory material, that's what has to
go into copyright (as well as which license you put on these files).
The previous maintainers would have to be listed here only if you were
still using their work.
Regards, Thibaut.
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