Thomas Koch <[email protected]> writes: > Could you enhance the documentation of the copyright format or the > policy with a recommendation for the copyright in the debian/* files > section?
Choosing the license terms for a work is a complex decision. It's not the place of the documentation to make that recommendation. It's certainly not the place of Debian policy to do so. > I couldn't care less about the copyright That's regrettable; it is an important topic and I'd hope Debian package maintainers would care. > and tend to use the "Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License". > However I really want to make life as easy as possible for all humans. In that particular case, I would recommend you specify the exact same license terms as the rest of the work. But that's only because of your particular requirements; this is certainly not a general recommendation. > It'd also be nice if it could > be a license where I don't need to copy the license text in the > copyright file to keep it as short as possible. Among other advantages, the above recommendation means you don't have to copy the license text; just refer to it by the same name in the ‘License’ field. -- \ “I was gratified to be able to answer promptly and I did. I | `\ said I didn't know.” —Mark Twain, _Life on the Mississippi_ | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
