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Bug#678607: debian-policy: "original authors" in 12.5 is unclear



On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 04:51:51PM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> 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

seconded

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