On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 07:56:09PM +0100, Noah Slater wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:48:26AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Josselin Mouette <j...@debian.org> writes: > > > That doesn’t hold. Most of my copyright files are much easier to read > > > than DEP5-like ones. > > > > Yes, I agree. My existing pre-DEP5 copyright files are easier for a > > human to read than the DEP5 format. > > This is a matter of opinion, and you and Josselin are free to dislike the DEP5 > format. This is why it would be a bad idea to make it mandatory at this stage. > Some other people, myself included, find it more readable. As long as some > group > of people are of the same opinion, there is value in standardising it.
OTOH, the most complex copyright file you have is http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/planet-venus/current/copyright where the format is still applicable. Now compare with http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/w/webkit/current/copyright I do agree that the format can be nice. For small packages. Like http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/v/vmfs-tools/current/copyright But is it too much to ask that it be manageable for all packages ? Or is the current format so much to your taste that you don't want any kind of compromise ? Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
