Re: Goals of debian/copyright

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> writes:

> I think we're getting bogged down in the debian/copyright
> discussion, and I'm starting to think that some enumeration of what
> we need debian/copyright for would help us figure out what it should
> actually contain.

Thank you for this.

> 6) Documentation for users about usability of packages in non-free
> (IE, non-commercial, non-modifiable, etc.)

Why restrict this point to non-free? I think it's important for users
of *all* software to have easy, predictably-located access to the
terms under which they receive it.

    6)  Documentation for users about all terms for works distributed
        in Debian.

Unless you're trying to draw an IMO non-existent line between someone
who would never need to exercise the terms of the work, and different
people who would.

> If I've missed anything, please tack it in here.

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