Bug#677013: RFS: time

[Bart Martens <bartm@debian.org>]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:21:09PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I've reviewed the latest version of your packaging, and I'd be happy to
> upload it.  Thank you very much for all the work that you've put into the
> package.  Unwinding all the of the patches into quilt format in particular
> is quite impressive (and I suspect will make it easier for other
> distributions or an eventual new GNU maintainer).
> 
> Bart and Sandro, I don't want to jump in if you would like to be the
> sponsor and don't want to step on other people.  If you're okay with me
> sponsoring this package going forward, though, I'm happy to do so.

It is OK for me that you sponsor this package.

> 
> Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:
> > Bart Martens wrote:
> 
> >> The file debian/copyright "should name the original authors", and
> >> David Keppel is such an author.
> 
> > Thank you for taking the time to look at the copyright file in detail.
> > I admit the new DEP5 format confuses me.  I need to find some actual
> > examples in the field of more than the very simple examples listed in
> > the documentation.  I am working from this document:
> 
> >   http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/
> 
> You should instead use:
> 
>     http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
> 
> not that this would resolve your question, since there isn't anywhere in
> the format to record authors who do not hold copyright.

Then this copyright format is not suitable for writing debian/copyright files
that fully conform to debian-policy.

> As mentioned in
> my other message, I don't think this is really the purpose of the
> debian/copyright file.

Debian-policy is clear on the purpose of debian/copyright.  It states "should
name the original authors".

> What you have now seems fine to me.

Not to current debian-policy.

Regards,

Bart Martens