I would like to see this bug fixed because there can be no doubt that the 'original' in "original authors" is ambiguous. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 07:50:41PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Here's a strawman illustrating what I think the sentence meant to say. > [...] I'm not sure why Jonathan thinks his patch is a strawman. It addresses the main issue of this bug. I don't think the explanation of what an upstream contact is needs to be relegated to a footnote. So I am seeking seconds for the following patch, which uses Jonathan's wording: diff --git a/policy.xml b/policy.xml index ce5960b..725a951 100644 --- a/policy.xml +++ b/policy.xml @@ -11777,8 +11777,12 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY</programlisting> </para> <para> In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream - sources (if any) were obtained, and should name the original - authors. + sources (if any) were obtained, and should include a name or + contact address for the upstream authors. This can be the + name of an individual or an organization, an email address, a + web forum or bugtracker, or any other means to unambiguously + identify who to contact to participate in the development of + the upstream source code. </para> <para> Packages in the <emphasis>contrib</emphasis> or -- Sean Whitton
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