[SCM] japa/master: Updated copyright file to rev.166

Jaromír Mikeš mira.mikes at gmail.com
Tue Feb 15 12:57:06 UTC 2011


2011/2/15 Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk>:
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:05:02AM +0000, mira-guest at users.alioth.debian.org
> wrote:
>>
>> +Format: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?op=file&rev=166
>> +Upstream-Name: japa
>> +Upstream-Contact: Fons Adriaensen  <fons at kokkinizita.net>
>> +Source: http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/downloads/index.html
>> +Copyright: 2003-2006 Fons Adriaensen <fons at kokkinizita.net>
>> +License: GPL-2+
>> +
>> +Files: debian/*
>
> Beware that copyright+license in the _header_ section does not mean the same
> as when listed as an initial wildcard files section.
>
> I am not entirely sure what the listing in the header section means, but
> believe it is something like "upstream project claims generally for their
> project as released as a whole", i.e. it is _not_ the _actual_ source
> licensing mandated by Debian Policy but most useful for Debian-native
> packages and only a spiffy add-on for others, as it only vaguely indicates
> how upstream believe it is sensible to _relicense_ the contained source.
>
> In other words, I believe all actually stated copyright claims and their
> related licensing *must* be represented in a "body" section.
>
> So if you are lazy and want to list the least possible: Use an initial
> wildcard files section and avoid listing copyright and licensing in the
> header section.
>
>
>> + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
>> + with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
>> + 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
>> +Comment: On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
>> + License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.
>
> I recommend to treat the contact notice _not_ as an integral part of the
> licensing note (as Debian Policy requires that to be included verbatim),
> move it to the comment (to clearly indicate such treatment), and replace it
> with the newer style reference to the FSF _web_ address (to avoid having to
> update it each time the organisation moves physical location for their
> headquarter and lintian gets added some whining about it).

Thank you Jonas for your comments ... should be fixed now ... please check.

regards

mira



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