On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 05:30:44PM +0100, Rafael Laboissière wrote: > Thank you for the reassignment and the explanation. > > 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. Thanks.
