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Re: automatically parseable debian/copyright



Bart Martens wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:44 +0930, Paul Wise wrote:
> > I'd suggest that the copyright file
> > should be redone and done so it can be parsed automatically:
> > 
> > http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> As far as I know, it has not yet been decided that the debian/copyright
> files must be formatted as described on the wiki page quoted above.  Or
> did I miss some decision ?

Don't confuse it being mandatory with it being allowed. The format
described there is a perfectly valid format under the current rules and
best practices for copyright files. I'm using it on all my new packages,
including quite a few already in the archive.

-- 
see shy jo

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