On 11-12-24 at 09:31pm, Matteo F. Vescovi wrote: > On 24/12/2011 18:12, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > >Please beware that asking a negated question is impolite: Similar to > >"when did you stop beating your spouse?" it implies an accusation. > > Gosh! Never meant to be so rude. :-( Sorry.
Uhm, just "impolite" - most folks won't even notice it. I just happen to be nitpicking with words, and find mechanisms like this interesting. > >>debian/copyright: > >> you need to re-work it all, to be more DEP-5 compliant [1] > > > >DEP-5 is cool, and personally I use it always, but beware that it is > >optional. > > OK. When I started packaging few months ago, guys at debian-mentors > told me that copyright is very important for Debian and it would have > been nice providing something well done, maybe in DEP-5. So I thought > it was the option of choice, even though not mandatory. Makes sense. ...and if you do use DEP-5 then you should ensure that you follow the standard. I was just reacting on the phrasing of the response, which could be misread as DEP-5 formatting of debian/copyright is mandatory. Regards, - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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