On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 07:20:37PM +0200, Allison Randal wrote: > This may a wording problem with "waived". I read that as meaning the > copyright file won't need the same level of tiny detail we would use to > verify that the package can be released under an entirely free license > with no encumbrances. For example, the company won't need to do a code > scan, or identify every file that was developed by a contractor vs > employee vs affiliated entity. The copyright notices they would > ordinarily give to their users are sufficient.
I would be OK with text which conveyed that meaning clearly. > Here's a suggestion for rewording. Nick, does that match your process? > > ------ > * 2.3 Copyright Considerations: The debian/copyright file is where > Debian packages store information about the copyright and license of a > package. A distribution agreement transfers the responsibility of > copyright management to the partner, so we won't perform independent > verification of the contents of this file for partners. For the benefit > of the users, you should include copies of the software's standard > copyright statements and licensing terms in debian/copyright. It's also > helpful to provide information on any free software included in the package. ...like this. > I also changed "copyright assignment" to "copyright management", should > be closer to what was actually intended. +1 -- - mdz -- technical-board mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
