Bug#593533: debian-policy: Proposal to stop requesting to list initial Debian maintainers in debian/copyright

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>]

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 09:07:02AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:33:05AM +0900, Charles Plessy a écrit :
> >  
> >  	<p>
> >  	  In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream
> > -	  sources (if any) were obtained.  It should name the original
> > -	  authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were
> > -	  involved with its creation.
> > +	  sources (if any) were obtained, and should name the original
> > +	  authors.
> >  	</p>
> 
> Dear Cate and everybody,
> 
> so far, there are five persons seconding the removal of the above requirement,
> including three formal seconders.
> 
> I found the answers to Cate's objections convincing.  Cate, do you have extra
> arguments to provide, or would it be fine to follow the majority's point of
> view ?
(Academically, of course).

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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