Tartini

[Jeremy Salwen]

On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:

> On 11-12-24 at 09:31pm, Matteo F. Vescovi wrote:
> > On 24/12/2011 18:12, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > >Please beware that asking a negated question is impolite: Similar to
> > >"when did you stop beating your spouse?" it implies an accusation.
> >
> > Gosh! Never meant to be so rude. :-( Sorry.
>
> Uhm, just "impolite" - most folks won't even notice it.  I just happen
> to be nitpicking with words, and find mechanisms like this interesting.
>
>
> > >>debian/copyright:
> > >>  you need to re-work it all, to be more DEP-5 compliant [1]
> > >
> > >DEP-5 is cool, and personally I use it always, but beware that it is
> > >optional.
> >
> > OK. When I started packaging few months ago, guys at debian-mentors
> > told me that copyright is very important for Debian and it would have
> > been nice providing something well done, maybe in DEP-5. So I thought
> > it was the option of choice, even though not mandatory.
>
> Makes sense.
>
> ...and if you do use DEP-5 then you should ensure that you follow the
> standard.  I was just reacting on the phrasing of the response, which
> could be misread as DEP-5 formatting of debian/copyright is mandatory.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>  - Jonas
>
>
Okay, I've made all the suggested changes and pushed again.

By the way, I was not at all offended by your email, Matteo, although I
could imagine someone with a thin skin being bothered by it.

Jeremy
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