-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi,
FWIW, prior to DEP-5 adoption, I actually also made a proposal akin to this: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/12/msg00046.html which, at the time, was rejected on the ground that documented removed files is not explicitly mandated by Policy. I actually used it in some of my packages : Removed-Files: yorick/lbfgs* Rationale: Not DFSG Those files are not used in the plug-in. They bear no clear copyright statement. Removed-Files: idl/* Rationale: Not DFSG The idl/ directory of the original source contains files meant for building a plugin for a commercial product. These files are not used in the Debian package and some have a dubious copyright statement, presumably non-DFSG. (Its possible that some of it remains but I believe I removed it when switching to the adopted standard with routine uploads. See: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/y/yorick-optimpack/yorick-optimpack_1.3.1+dfsg1-1/yorick-optimpack.copyright) I think having a "Rationale" is good. It helps the (next?) maintainer decide whether the restrictions still apply to the new upstream release. To me, Removed-Files sounds clearer: those files have been removed from the package, not simply excluded from... perhaps the copyright notice above? Files-Excluded could be interpreted as "the following applies to all except those files". No strong feelings about this though, you may paint the bike shed whatever color you see fit ;-) Hope this helps. Kind regards, Thibaut. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJQ9n+bAAoJEJOUU0jg3ChABvwQAKcOi+ATDcSMQQbpNjpokqBb MSmhLCJhZ5Pv1RmaS4iTnZFI0wd3V4D0QtSoDaciKakNeDxo3P3Au4qjgHpHHmXW fUj2gp17BDRJ1N+K7XG9rwt3HbZ4gXIZGnKbvKy5Xhisw6IlpW4ut23e1f+/Ffpj 5PB+ohcW+LpfFT2I+cQ93zPQlZgz+k+tRb5/lIjSoc0yJBvEW8g4XZXzfaUXMcp6 21wdm8IqUxFSDqGLZBUhcT9dQcQGqY/Ih4sl1O3H1C9C8tmkW2dSN65n0qCbq+Aw PLi777h+fD34++IdQVNpRTmGKAIvzRe7ZjpRhgV7JRwvo3C9WVyiEbSCL23XlOkL m2dQJXsAx3sbmacb4b2Oq9c6t2YtpB0E+V3LxA9+bFkegecDHYJTJdovgqK1hOnx /5nyPV3xu052K48iSOEe/aegVjQG1p29kLcoZEl8q4878yPtPSE06+qoEPwwkmQB fsgfWOS7ce6h2gpje3jSwcnjtL7XbYMsmwTUfnSB9F1khErPE5scjMoBZNqV0VfV b6VQCFivyTltEMALTGlbePUcjGHoHvaBc09dJkJ+HPoyCY+AQtMY9hOkv/BYjvUe z0KQis+2umF3/6ACLley5+UAKm0DQxGP8rYtbf1vBEQbrIDIIFjyuY0aEEd0dea9 dUbzT384UzUVeUhRM0Lg =jn1B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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/50f67f9b.3050...@debian.org
