On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 05:49:48PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Hi Bart,
> 
> Bart Martens wrote:
> > The file debian/copyright "should name the original authors", and
> > David Keppel is such an author.
> 
> Thank you for taking the time to look at the copyright file in detail.
> I admit the new DEP5 format confuses me.

Me too.

> I need to find some actual
> examples in the field of more than the very simple examples listed in
> the documentation.  I am working from this document:
> 
>   http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/
> 
> Where would I find such a statement in the documentation?  How would
> this be defined in the file?  How would we comply with that statement
> within the restrictions of the above documentation?

No idea.

> 
> The copyright holder is of course the FSF.  That is the copyright
> statement listed in each of the files.
> 
> Should I list the original authors in a Comment: field?  I see no
> other way.  Help!

No idea.

Note that DEP5 is not mandatory.  Plain text is OK for policy.  What motivated
you to switch to DEP5 ?

I presume that the issue with the original authors is not yet solved in your
package of "Jun 22 17:39".

Regards,

Bart Martens



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