Re: DEP-5: removed files

[Redirecting to debian-project, per http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2009/12/msg00025.html; M-F-T set.] Hi Charles, On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 09:56:29AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > By the way, there was an interesting discussion in bugs.debian.org/521810 a > couple of monthes ago, which en

Re: DEP-5: removed files

On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 09:56:29AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Given that the purpose of DEP-5 is to make information available to machines, > my feeling is also that there is no need for a new field, unless there is a > commitemnt to parse the license information about removed files in a > prog

Re: DEP-5: removed files

Charles Plessy writes: > while checking the section 6.7.8.2 of the Developers reference > (“Repackaged upstream source”) in the context on another thread on this > list > (http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/d921045c2e3ae5ecfba088e9d82eb...@drazzib.com), > I found the following : > A repackag

Re: DEP-5: removed files

Le Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 09:56:29AM +0900, Charles Plessy a écrit : > Le Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 12:26:52AM -0800, Steve Langasek a écrit : > > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:56:51PM +0100, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > > > > > I remember that debian/copyright should not only list where the > > > source was do

Re: DEP-5: removed files

Le Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 12:26:52AM -0800, Steve Langasek a écrit : > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:56:51PM +0100, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > > > I remember that debian/copyright should not only list where the > > source was downloaded from, but also the files which were removed by > > the packager and

Re: DEP-5: removed files

Hi Thibaut, On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:56:51PM +0100, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > I remember that debian/copyright should not only list where the > source was downloaded from, but also the files which were removed by > the packager and the motivation for the removal (DFSG, patents, > large convenien