On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 09:41:36PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Ben Finney <ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > > > The point is that, since we can predict the need for this information, > > we have the choice of assuming the information is there when we > > distribute and never looking for it until the need arises in the face of > > such a threat, or looking for it in advance of distribution and hence in > > advance of exposure to that threat. I think it's clear that the latter > > option is preferable. > > Er, I'm certainly not going to pay any attention who the copyright holders > are for various files in something I'm packaging. I care about the > license; why should I care in the slightest whether the listed copyright > holder is one name or some other name?
Of course, this isn't just about the legal issues. Including the copyright statement is a form of attribution, and is good manners. I also see that the copyright file is primarily useful to end users who may want a convenient way of browsing the copyright and licence information. Best, -- Noah Slater, http://tumbolia.org/nslater -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org