-=| gregor herrmann, 2.08.2007 18:49 |=- > On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:48:53 +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote: >> I think everyone who touches the "software" has copyright over the >> changes made so listing everyone from Uploaders, including the years, >> seems to make sense. > > Hm, adding everyone seems a bit tedious, and I don't see a real > reason for some small change (what about my mass-commit of > X-Vcs-Browser fields from yesterday?); Right, use your common sense when interpreting "touches" above. If you see enough of reasons to be added to Uploaders, then this is a good sign you may want to be listed in debian/copyright too > and what in the case of e.g. > libemail-localdelivery-perl where Niko has added no packaging > copyright stanza in the initial package and I just upgrade it? Add that what Niko missed[1]. Add yourself if you changed something more that adding "new upstream release" in the changelog. [1] Niko, what license you want to be used for the packaging? > I think if we need a "rule" then it must be a simple one, like > "Copyright $year The Debian Perl Group" or "Copyright $year > $Uploaders" (what about an svn post-commit hook? *g*). I have no problem with the en-mass DPG approach. Perhaps something like Copyright (C) $year(s) The Debian Perl Group <mail>. Detailed list of copyright holders may be obtained by inspecting Subversion logs. See svn://svn.debian/org/$package I am not sure how "legal" that is, however. The other approach could be similar to what kbabel does to maintain translation copyrights - adds translators/years on the fly. post-commit doesn't feel right, since that would imply repository reorg modifies every package :) Perhaps some integration in debchange can help automate this. -- dam JabberID: dam@jabber.minus273.org
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