Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.4.0 Severity: wishlist Hello.
The machine-readable debian/copyright file format specification (version 1.0) says that, when a work is in the public domain, the Copyright field should record this information. More precisely http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ states: | If a work has no copyright holder (i.e., it is in the public domain), | that information should be recorded here. However, it is not too clear (at least to me) which is the recommended text for recording this information. I understand that saying: Files: [specification of which files...] Copyright: none License: public-domain [explanation of why the files are in the public domain...] would be a good way to document that the files under consideration are not subject to copyright. Could this be recommended more explicitly in a future update of the machine-readable debian/copyright file format specification? For more details, please review the following debian-legal messages: https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2012/12/msg00000.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2012/12/msg00001.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2012/12/msg00002.html Thanks for your time! Bye. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121201183357.6687.92141.reportbug@homebrew
