Bug#1122270: base-files: Adding more Creative Commons licenses
Hi!
On Tue, 2025-12-09 at 17:36:04 +0100, Santiago Vila wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 05:30:44PM +0100, Rafael Laboissière wrote:
> > I apologize for contributing to the noise. I see that everything is
> > explained in the base-files' FAQ. I had overlooked this file. Before filing
> > the current bug report, I looked at the list of open bugs against base-files
> > and found no one asking for the inclusion of CC license files. The reason is
> > simple: previous bugs like this have been reassigned to debian-policy.
> >
> > I am wondering how we can avoid “mistakes” like mine in the future. One
> > solution would be to file a bug report against base-files with an
> > informative title, such as “base-files: NEVER ASK TO INCLUDE NEW COPYRIGHT
> > FILES,” tag it “wontfix,” and keep it permanently open. In the body of the
> > bug report, explain that the correct package for such requests is
> > debian-policy. This is just an idea.
>
> Don't worry too much about that.
>
> I prefer to do what I did here (reassign and explain, which only
> happen occasionally) than having a permanently open bug. So, I think
> this is not such a big problem and there is little room for
> improvement.
You could add reportbug file to fill in the bug report template, such
as a «presubj» or a «script».
See «/usr/share/doc/reportbug/README.developers.gz» for more information.
Thanks,
Guillem
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