[ Adding debian-legal to the Cc list. ] On Friday, April 27 2018, Fabian Wolff wrote:
> Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for a QA upload of the link-grammar > package. [...] > The package is available on Mentors: > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/link-grammar So, here's the other thing I noticed. d/copyright doesn't seem to be up-to-date. Also, I don't see any mention about the "debian/" directory on d/copyright, which might be a problem. I understand the package is already at this state, but I think it may be a good idea to fix it. First, I'd recommend re-checking d/copyright and making sure new copyrights are properly listed. I've found a few notices mentioning 2017/2018, so it's a good idea to list them. I understand this is a very boring task, but it's something we take seriously at Debian. As for the "debian/" directory, I *think* it should be enough to list everybody who has ever touched the debian/ directory. I used the following one-liner to get a formatted list: $ git log --date="format:%Y" --format="Copyright %ad %an <%ae>" debian/ | sort -u Copyright 2009 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> Copyright 2010 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> Copyright 2011 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> Copyright 2015 Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <costamagnagianfra...@yahoo.it> Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofb...@debian.org> Copyright 2016 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@linux.com> Copyright 2016 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> Copyright 2017 Adrian Bunk <b...@debian.org> Copyright 2017 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> Copyright 2017 Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> Copyright 2018 Fabian Wolff <fabi.wo...@arcor.de> After massaging a bit: Copyright 2009-2011 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> Copyright 2015 Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofb...@debian.org> Copyright 2016-2017 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> Copyright 2017 Adrian Bunk <b...@debian.org> Copyright 2017 Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> Copyright 2018 Fabian Wolff <fabi.wo...@arcor.de> So I think it should be enough to put these lines there. As for the licence... Well, I'd choose the same licence as the package, although if we are to be pedantic here, the right thing would be to get in touch with everyone above and getting their confirmation. I don't know... Anyway, I am copying debian-legal here, hoping that someone more knowledgeable can shed some light. Thanks, -- Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible http://sergiodj.net/
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
