This topic came up on #debian-devel today. It was mentioned by Paul Wise, that listing a copyright holder for files which are in the public domain is wrong. But apparently we don't have a defined way to express that in debian/copyright. Looking at codesearch [1], I find variations like
Copyright: - Copyright: none Copyright: n/a Copyright: not applicable And a lot of packages which actually list a copyright holder, which most likely is wrong. Having this better documented for public domain and a standardised way to express "no copyright" would be helpful. [1] https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=License%3A+public-domain -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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