Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-05-31 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:20:36AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert writes: > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 06:19:26PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > >> I see seconds by > >> > >> Steve Langasek (message #137) > >> Thijs Kinkhorst (message #142) > >> Julien Cristau (message #1

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-05-31 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 06:19:26PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: >> I see seconds by >> >> Steve Langasek (message #137) >> Thijs Kinkhorst (message #142) >> Julien Cristau (message #147) >> gregor herrmann (message #152) >> >> What is the next step? > Well

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-05-20 Thread Bill Allombert
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 06:19:26PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > user debian-pol...@packages.debian.org > usertags 566220 + seconded > thanks > > Hi, > > I see seconds by > > Steve Langasek (message #137) > Thijs Kinkhorst (message #142) > Julien Cristau (message #147) > gregor herr

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-04-25 Thread Jonathan Nieder
user debian-pol...@packages.debian.org usertags 566220 + seconded thanks Hi, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ > Copyright considerations > > > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of > - its copyrigh

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-02-14 Thread Julien Cristau
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 21:33:29 -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Packages must include a copyright or lack-of-copyright statement > in debian/copyright. Claims that the policy never meant > copyright notices were supposed to be included in the first place > only muddle the discussion. > > This s

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-02-14 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
On moandei 8 Febrewaris 2010, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 76ac0d4..ea3ed35 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ > Copyright considerations > > > - Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim c

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-02-13 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 09:33:29PM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Packages must include a copyright or lack-of-copyright statement > in debian/copyright. Claims that the policy never meant > copyright notices were supposed to be included in the first place > only muddle the discussion. > This sa

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-02-07 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 09:33:29PM -0600, Jonathan Nieder a écrit : > Packages must include a […] lack-of-copyright statement > in debian/copyright. Hi Jonathan, That sounds new to me. Where is it requested that works in the public domain must be documented as such in debian/copyright ? Have a n

Bug#566220: [PATCH] Clarify “copyright and distribution license”

2010-02-07 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Packages must include a copyright or lack-of-copyright statement in debian/copyright. Claims that the policy never meant copyright notices were supposed to be included in the first place only muddle the discussion. This says “copyright information” instead of “copyright notices” because as long a