On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 07:34:37PM -0400, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: > [ Adding debian-legal to the Cc list. ]
> On Friday, April 27 2018, Fabian Wolff wrote: > > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for a QA upload of the link-grammar > > package. > [...] > > The package is available on Mentors: > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/link-grammar > So, here's the other thing I noticed. d/copyright doesn't seem to be > up-to-date. Also, I don't see any mention about the "debian/" directory > on d/copyright, which might be a problem. I understand the package is > already at this state, but I think it may be a good idea to fix it. > First, I'd recommend re-checking d/copyright and making sure new > copyrights are properly listed. I've found a few notices mentioning > 2017/2018, so it's a good idea to list them. I understand this is a > very boring task, but it's something we take seriously at Debian. > As for the "debian/" directory, I *think* it should be enough to list > everybody who has ever touched the debian/ directory. I used the > following one-liner to get a formatted list: > $ git log --date="format:%Y" --format="Copyright %ad %an <%ae>" debian/ | > sort -u > Copyright 2009 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> > Copyright 2010 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> > Copyright 2011 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> > Copyright 2015 Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> > Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <costamagnagianfra...@yahoo.it> > Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofb...@debian.org> > Copyright 2016 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@linux.com> > Copyright 2016 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> > Copyright 2017 Adrian Bunk <b...@debian.org> > Copyright 2017 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> > Copyright 2017 Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> > Copyright 2018 Fabian Wolff <fabi.wo...@arcor.de> > > After massaging a bit: > Copyright 2009-2011 Ken Bloom <kbl...@gmail.com> > Copyright 2015 Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> > Copyright 2016 Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofb...@debian.org> > Copyright 2016-2017 Jeremy Bicha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> > Copyright 2017 Adrian Bunk <b...@debian.org> > Copyright 2017 Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> > Copyright 2018 Fabian Wolff <fabi.wo...@arcor.de> > So I think it should be enough to put these lines there. As for the > licence... Well, I'd choose the same licence as the package, although > if we are to be pedantic here, the right thing would be to get in touch > with everyone above and getting their confirmation. I don't know... > Anyway, I am copying debian-legal here, hoping that someone more > knowledgeable can shed some light. I happened to notice my name in this list, which exposes a flaw in this methodology. My sole mention in the changelog of this package is: * Apply patch from Steve Langasek adding the missing test dependency on default-jdk. (Closes: #865902) First, the full diff is 'https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=865902;filename=link-grammar_5.3.16-1ubuntu1.debdiff;msg=5'. This is "obviously" not copyrighted by me under US copyright law; it is a single line change, which was copy-pasted from debian/control and is purely functional with no creativity (the only possible "creativity" is the ordering of the test dependencies and this is uninteresting). Second, in the case that a change *is* copyrightable, it is not reasonable to assume that the person submitting a given patch is the copyright holder. In the general case, patches that I submit to the Debian BTS from my @canonical.com address would be copyright my employer, not me personally. I don't think you should be taking it upon yourself to add copyright statements regarding debian/ contents where authors have not asserted their copyright up front. There is precious little in debian/, outside of debian/patches/, which should generally be considered copyrightable in a well-done package. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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