On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:27:06AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> writes: > > > To answer my own question it is stated here: > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile > > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream sources > > (if any) were obtained, and should name the original authors. > > > So definitely stated by Policy the original authors must be named. > > The way that I would interpret that section for a typical GNU package is > that the Free Software Foundation is the original authors (assuming, of > course, it was a GNU package).
The file time-1.7/time.c contains this: "Originally written by David Keppel <pa...@cs.washington.edu>." So David Keppel is an "original author" as meant in debian-policy. It is a mystery to me why you interpret debian-policy that in this case the Free Software Foundation would be the original author. > One *could* get more specific by listing > the specific volunteers who did that work as part of the GNU project In this case David Keppel is not just a volunteer, but a real "original author". > (but > there isn't really a good spot for doing that other than a Comment > section, as you mention), Then I guess it is OK to use the Comment section for David Keppel. Regards, Bart Martens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
