Re: Wish: sources cited in /usr/doc documentation
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On 09 Jan 1999 01:08:27 -0500, Mark W. Eichin wrote:
>> maintainer to cite *WHERE* they obtained the file from. I've hit several
>/usr/doc/package/copyright is actually the correct (and common) place
>for this. (I've actually found it very useful - someone asks "where
>does foo come from" and because I have lots of things installed, I
>just look it up...)
- From listar:
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This package was debianized by John Goerzen jgoerzen@complete.org on
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 23:10:12 -0600.
The original upstream copyright states:
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All files within this package are
Copyright (c) 1998 by Jeremy Blackman and Joseph Traub
unless otherwise noted in the file itself.
Joseph Traub can be reached at jtraub@dragoncat.net
Jeremy Blackman can be reached at loki@maison-otaku.net
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The files are licensed under the Artistic license. Debian users can find
this in /usr/doc/copyright/Artistic.
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>> OK, I haven't read the policy yet so I dunno if this is in there yet.
>6.5, "Copyright information", second paragraph.
You're right. It is there in the policy. Sheesh, wouldn't you know it
that I key on it on one of the packages that doesn't have it? In this case
listar comes from ftp.listar.org. :/
> _Mark_ <eichin@thok.org>
> The Herd of Kittens
> Debian Package Maintainer
Forgive me, I am dead tired but I have to.
Don't you mean a Hurd of Kittens. Ahah... ahah.... Guess you have to be
here. ;)
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