On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote:
> 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 > > Okay, I've made all the suggested changes and pushed again. By the way, I was not at all offended by your email, Matteo, although I could imagine someone with a thin skin being bothered by it. Jeremy
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