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Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?



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On Sat, Aug 26 2017, Russ Allbery wrote:

> Well, it doesn't, exactly... it says that it can be a web forum or
> bugtracker, but doesn't say anything about being a URL.  Hm.
>
> Something about this sits wrong with me, in that I feel like we should
> capture the upstream contact information directly rather than relying on a
> URL remaining present on the web.  But I'm not sure it's that big of a
> deal one way or the other, so I'm still okay with the wording you proposed
> originally (and still second it).

The case I had in mind was where the only information available was a
URI, with no maintainer name or e-mail address.  In that case, Homepage:
would duplicate that information, and that's what we're trying to avoid
with this bug.

On reflection I realise that such a case is rather unlikely.  But I
would still like to cover it with this change.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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