> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 34a45d5..51b9adb 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -569,10 +569,14 @@ > <heading>Copyright considerations</heading> > > <p> > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of > - its copyright and distribution license in the file > - <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file> > - (see <ref id="copyrightfile"> for further details). > + Every binary package must include a verbatim copy of its > + copyright and distribution license in the file > + <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file> or > + symlink that directory to a package that does (see
It mentions a file, not a directory. You also seem to saying the same thing in an other part. [...] > @@ -9060,39 +9063,82 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY > <heading>Copyright information</heading> > > <p> > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its > - copyright and distribution license in the file > - <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/copyright</file>. This > - file must neither be compressed nor be a symbolic link. > + Every package either include a verbatim copy of its copyright In other changes you made it clear that this is about binary packages. > + <item> > + All the requirements for using a symlink instead of a > + directory as <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var></file> > + described in <ref id="addl-docs"> must be met. This means > + both packages must come from the same source package and the > + package must depend on the package containing its copyright > + and distribution license. > + </item> > + > + <item> > + There must be a direct dependency on the package containing > + the copyright and distribution license. An indirect > + dependency via a third package is not sufficient. > + </item> Some package currently don't do this, but have an A->B->C dependency, where A, B and C are all from the same source package and C contains the copyright. I guess it would be good to have some input from a maintainer that does that. > @@ -9120,10 +9166,12 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY > </p> > > <p> > - You should not use the copyright file as a general <file>README</file> > - file. If your package has such a file it should be > - installed in <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/README</file> or > - <file>README.Debian</file> or some other appropriate place.</p> > + You should not use the copyright file as a general > + <file>README</file> file. If your package has such a file it > + should be installed in > + <file>/usr/share/doc/<var>package</var>/README</file> or > + <file>README.Debian</file> or some other appropriate place. > + </p> > </sect> > > <sect> This is just reformatting of the current text? Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
