Re: DAM and NEW queues processing
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 09:28:04AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 06:02:11PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > I think it's clear from the copyright files already in the archive
> > and that are accepted daily by ftpmaster that listing the individual
> > files is unnecessary if you have all of the licenses accounted for
> > (and potentially copyright notices, which are the main topic of
> > current disagreement). I do agree with you that having that written
> > down somewhere would be good, though.
>
> (My interpretation is the same.)
>
> FWIW, I consider listing files in DEP5-style an advantage in complex
> packages because it helps out in checking for the completeness of your
> license/copyright review. Yes, it is more work, but you gain that you
> can check whether a given source file has been forgotten.
Have you tried it on packages with 1000+ files, with a spaghetti of
licenses ? It's not a gain for those.
Mike
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