This one time, at band camp, Steve Langasek said: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.8.3.0 > Tags: patch > User: debian-policy@packages.debian.org > Usertags: informative > > Clarify what is meant by "verbatim copy of its copyright and distribution > license" to be explicit about what Debian has always required for this file, > to put to rest the silly arguments that this should be parsed as "(copyright > and distribution) license". If someone wants to argue that Policy should > *not* require reproducing the copyright notices when this is not required by > the license, let them argue that Policy should be changed rather than > wrongly claiming it's not a Policy requirement. > --- > policy.sgml | 6 +++--- > 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 76ac0d4..aea4358 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ > > <p> > Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of > - its copyright and distribution license in the file > + its copyright notices and distribution license in the file > <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file> > (see <ref id="copyrightfile"> for further details). > </p> > @@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ > <heading>Copyright: <file>debian/copyright</file></heading> > <p> > Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of > - its copyright and distribution license in the file > + its copyright notices and distribution license in the file > <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file> > (see <ref id="copyrightfile"> for further details). Also see > <ref id="pkgcopyright"> for further considerations related > @@ -9108,7 +9108,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY > > <p> > Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its > - copyright and distribution license in the file > + copyright notices and distribution license in the file > <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file>. This > file must neither be compressed nor be a symbolic link. > </p> Seconded. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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