Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs. NEWS handling [and 1 more messages]

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Simon McVittie writes ("Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs. NEWS handling"):
> Debian packages have a Debian changelog and (when the source package
> is included, without which we are not GPL-compliant anyway) a Debian
> diff/tar, so there is certainly a prominent notice that we have modified
> it. I am not a lawyer, but I believe this is enough for the letter and
> spirit of the license: it tells a user "if you are looking for an
> unmodified GNU Hello, this is not it".

I agree.  So maybe my suggested text should read something like this:

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs. NEWS handling"):
>   Code changelogs are not very useful without the source code.  They
>   should not normally be installed in the binary package unless this
>   is required by the package's licence.

                                           (Note that this is NOT
    required by any version of the GNU GPL.)

>                                      When they are installed, they
>   should be installed as /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.gz.

Ian.

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