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
