r134 - /web/deps/dep5.mdwn

[vorlon at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: vorlon
Date: Thu Dec 17 15:27:04 2009
New Revision: 134

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/?sc=1&rev=134
Log:
Copyright field got marked 'optional' somewhere along the way, seemingly
without discussion.  Since the only case for omitting this would seem to
have been 'public domain', and the spec is updated to say this information
also belongs in the copyright field, let's mark this (and the License field)
as required, at least pending further discussion.

Modified:
    web/deps/dep5.mdwn

Modified: web/deps/dep5.mdwn
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?rev=134&op=diff
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--- web/deps/dep5.mdwn (original)
+++ web/deps/dep5.mdwn Thu Dec 17 15:27:04 2009
@@ -123,13 +123,14 @@
    * Syntax: List of patterns indicating files having the same license and sharing copyright holders. See "File patterns" below
 
  * **`Copyright`**
-   * Optional
+   * Required
    * Syntax: one or more free-form copyright statement(s) that apply to the files matched by the above pattern.
      * Example value: 2008, John Q. Holder <john.holder at example.org>
      * If a work has no copyright holder (i.e., it is in the public domain), that information should be recorded here.
 
  * **`License`**
    * Licensing terms for the files listed in **`Files`** field for this section
+   * Required
    * Syntax:
      * First line: an abbreviated name for the license (see *Short names* section for a list of standard abbreviations). If empty, it is given the default value 'other'.  Only one license per file can use this default value; if there is more than one license present in the package without a standard short name, an arbitrary short name may be assigned for these licenses.  These arbitrary names are only guaranteed to be unique within a single copyright file.
      * Remaining lines: if left blank here, the file **must** include a stand-alone **`License`** section matching each license short name listed on the first line (see the *Standalone License Section* section).  Otherwise, this field should either include the full text of the license(s) or include a pointer to the license file under ``/usr/share/common-licenses``.  This field should include all text needed in order to fulfill both Debian Policy's requirement for including a copy of the software's distribution license (§12.5), and any license requirements to include warranty disclaimers or other notices with the binary package.