Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Ben Finney
Steve Langasek writes: > The one reason to include this information in debian/copyright is that > the packagers may be copyright holders for contents under Debian. […] Gunnar Wolf writes: > Ben Finney dijo [Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 05:27:04PM +1000]: > > I don't see why ‘debian/copyright’ needs t

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Ben Finney dijo [Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 05:27:04PM +1000]: > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream > > sources (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original > > authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were > > involved with its creation.*

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Xavier Oswald
On 04:17 Mon 08 Jun , Steve Langasek wrote: > On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:51:39PM +0200, Xavier Oswald wrote: > > So I see no needs in having the debian maintainer(s) name who were involved > > in > > the creation in debian/copyright too. It's an information duplication. > > The one reason to

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:51:39PM +0200, Xavier Oswald wrote: > So I see no needs in having the debian maintainer(s) name who were involved in > the creation in debian/copyright too. It's an information duplication. The one reason to include this information in debian/copyright is that the packag

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Xavier Oswald
On 17:27 Mon 08 Jun , Ben Finney wrote: > Deng Xiyue writes: > > > According to Debian Policy Manual section 12.5: > > > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream > > sources (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original > > authors of the package and t

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Deng Xiyue
On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 05:27:04PM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Deng Xiyue writes: > > > According to Debian Policy Manual section 12.5: > > > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream > > sources (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original > > authors of t

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Ben Finney
Deng Xiyue writes: > According to Debian Policy Manual section 12.5: > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream > sources (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original > authors of the package and the Debian maintainer(s) who were > involved with its c

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Russ Allbery
Deng Xiyue writes: > On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 11:51:25PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Removing that part from Policy would be my preference. It's >> duplication of information that's already in the changelog. > > Would it merit a BTS entry against debian-policy as a reminder? Sure. Although we

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-08 Thread Deng Xiyue
On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 11:51:25PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Deng Xiyue writes: > > > [Don't know whether this has been asked. If so, pointers are welcomed.] > > > > According to Debian Policy Manual section 12.5: > > > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream sources

Re: DEP 5 proposal omits original Debianization information

2009-06-07 Thread Russ Allbery
Deng Xiyue writes: > [Don't know whether this has been asked. If so, pointers are welcomed.] > > According to Debian Policy Manual section 12.5: > > In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream sources > (if any) were obtained. *It should name the original authors of the >