Simon McVittie writes ("Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs. NEWS
handling"):
> Debian packages have a Debian changelog and (when the source package
> is included, without which we are not GPL-compliant anyway) a Debian
> diff/tar, so there is certainly a prominent notice that we have modified
> it. I am not a lawyer, but I believe this is enough for the letter and
> spirit of the license: it tells a user "if you are looking for an
> unmodified GNU Hello, this is not it".
I agree. So maybe my suggested text should read something like this:
Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs.
NEWS handling"):
> Code changelogs are not very useful without the source code. They
> should not normally be installed in the binary package unless this
> is required by the package's licence.
(Note that this is NOT
required by any version of the GNU GPL.)
> When they are installed, they
> should be installed as /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/changelog.gz.
Ian.
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