[Pkg-rust-maintainers] rust-netlink-packet-generic_0.3.3-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Reinhard Tartler]

On 8/18/23 7:15 PM, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
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> On Fri, 18 Aug 2023, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>> However, the git history clearly lists other authors as well.
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> But do they also hold a copyright? Are their contributions copyrightable? Have they been paid by upstream to contribute?
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>> In these cases like this, what is best to put in as copyright statement?
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> As a rule of thumb: we must not be better than upstream.
> Normaly upstream knows best who holds copyright in the software. In this case I would be fine with Leo being the only copyright holder in your debian/copyright.
> Of course if there are obvious errors in upstreams copyright statements, we should tell him by filing a bug or sending emails.

That makes sense to me, thanks for the clarifications!

I've just uploaded a new version of the package to NEW with this incorporated.

Thanks!
-rt