[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#915541: Removal of upstream "--will-cite" functionality has been reverted

[Sam Hartman]

>>>>> "Ole" == Ole Tange <tange at gnu.org> writes:

    Ole> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 11:06 AM Lucas Nussbaum <lucas at debian.org> wrote:
    Ole> :
    >> (1) the wording almost requires citation

    Ole> I take this as you agree that it does not require
    Ole> citation. Also you do not point to how the default behaviour of
    Ole> the current version of GNU Parallel conflicts with Debian's
    Ole> standards. If you believe it conflicts with Debian's standards,
    Ole> please point to the specific paragraph(s).

I'm sorry, but that's just not how it works (pointing to specific
paragraphs in a case like this).

My take on this discussion is that there's nothing for debian-legal
here.
This seems clearly within the power Debian grants individual maintainers
to either keep the citation notice or to remove it.

You as upstream can make your decisions after the Debian maintainer
makes theirs.  You can do anything from thanking the maintainer
(presumably if they do something you agree with), to raising a trademark
issue (saying you believe Debian needs to change the name), to
reconsidering where you put your time based on what funding you are
receiving.

I don't think that discussing this issue on debian-legal any more serves
any purpose.
There isn't a project level consensus that would override a maintainer
here.
It seems that the maintainer would have sufficient support if they
removed the citation requirement.
However it also seems unlikely that there would be sufficient support to
override a maintainer if they chose to keep the notice.
There were also some debconf or wrapper options discussed, and those
also seem within the latitude we grant our maintainers.

--Sam