Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Sean Whitton writes: > On Sat, Aug 26 2017, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Well, it doesn't, exactly... it says that it can be a web forum or >> bugtracker, but doesn't say anything about being a URL. Hm. >> >> Something about this sits wrong with me, in that I feel like we

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Processing control commands: > tag -1 +patch Bug #610083 [debian-policy] Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ? Added tag(s) patch. -- 610083: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610083 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

control: tag -1 +patch On Sat, Aug 26 2017, Russ Allbery wrote: > Well, it doesn't, exactly... it says that it can be a web forum or > bugtracker, but doesn't say anything about being a URL. Hm. > > Something about this sits wrong with me, in that I feel like we should > capture the upstream

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Sean Whitton writes: > On Sat, Aug 26 2017, Russ Allbery wrote: >> Seconded with or without the following nit. >> Minor wording nit: I would put a period after "obtained" and make the >> next part a separate sentence. ("The copyright file should include a >> name or

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

control: tag -1 -patch On Sat, Aug 26 2017, Russ Allbery wrote: > Seconded with or without the following nit. > > Minor wording nit: I would put a period after "obtained" and make the next > part a separate sentence. ("The copyright file should include a name or > contact address for the

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Processing control commands: > tag -1 -patch Bug #610083 [debian-policy] Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ? Removed tag(s) patch. -- 610083: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610083 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Sean Whitton writes: > I am seeking seconds for the following patch. Given what Julian pointed > out, it only permits Homepage: to be used, not d/watch. > diff --git a/policy/ch-docs.rst b/policy/ch-docs.rst > index dc02bc6..d79f732 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-docs.rst >

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Processing control commands: > tag -1 +patch Bug #610083 [debian-policy] Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ? Added tag(s) patch. -- 610083: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610083 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

control: tag -1 +patch On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:39:15AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > The difference between both sources of information is that Homepage is > parseable, and debian/copyright is not. DEP-5 will not solve this > problem: the Source field is more or less free-form. It may contain

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 06:17:03PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: Le Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Joey Hess a écrit : Especially if the plan is to later remove policy's requirement that copyright specify the Source, which would presumably

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: Le Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 09:38:51AM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst a écrit : […] the proposal lacks the information about what cost is associated with the current sitiuation. Really, it's just a few keystrokes when first creating the package and hardly needs

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 03:31:41AM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: What is boring (like for all CPAN modules) is to have the very same information in 3 places (copyright, control, watch), therefore I'd support a change like you sketched above (may be skipped if Homepage is clear enough) or maybe

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes: I'm opposed to this change as proposed because it means that we can have packages without any hint as to where the upstream source came from (since Homepage is not required). I'm opposed to the change having anything to do with the Homepage field, since

Re: Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sun, January 16, 2011 03:17, Russ Allbery wrote: Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: I support Joey's comment and propose to simply remove the requirement from the Policy. I do not think that people will remove the information from debian/copyright without having a Homepage field if

Re: Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Le Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 09:38:51AM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst a écrit : On Sun, January 16, 2011 03:17, Russ Allbery wrote: I'm opposed to this change as proposed because it means that we can have packages without any hint as to where the upstream source came from (since Homepage is not

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:14:06 +, Julian Gilbey wrote: maybe also if uscan just works and d/watch is sufficiently clear (not a proper wording for Policy but as a rough idea). Not the latter please: it is not useful if you only have the binary package installed but not the source. Good

Re: Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sun, January 16, 2011 10:39, Charles Plessy wrote: Le Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 09:38:51AM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst a écrit : I'm not enthousiastic yet either, because the proposal lacks the information about what cost is associated with the current sitiuation. Really, it's just a few keystrokes

Re: Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 at 18:39:15 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: The URL of the web site for this package, preferably (when applicable) the site from which the original source can be obtained and any additional upstream documentation or information may be found. I'd always interpreted this

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Le Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 03:01:08PM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst a écrit : On Sun, January 16, 2011 10:39, Charles Plessy wrote: In a recent discussion about DEP-5, it was noted that often the Homepage field is redundant with the information in debian/copyright:

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.1.0 Severity: wishlist Le Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Joey Hess a écrit : Especially if the plan is to later remove policy's requirement that copyright specify the Source, which would presumably mean deprecating the field in DEP5. And there's a

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes: Le Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Joey Hess a écrit : Especially if the plan is to later remove policy's requirement that copyright specify the Source, which would presumably mean deprecating the field in DEP5. And there's a good agument that

Bug#610083: Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:17:03 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: I think it might be okay to make the indication of the origin of the upstream source in debian/copyright optional *if* Homepage clearly provides the same information for that package. (Note: this will not be the case for all packages