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Re: Bug#1089625: dap-mode 0.8-1 upload

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On Sunday, December 15, 2024 3:55:44 AM MST Sean Whitton wrote:
> I saw that you reformatted copyright claims to drop the (C) and to add
> commas.  Generally licenses require us to reproduce copyright notices
> verbatim.  IANAL, but reformatting is probably not justified.

Generally, both licenses and copyright information must be reproduced 
verbatim.  However, the *definition* of verbatim is different than how some 
people understand the word.  Specifically, verbatim in licensing and copyright 
means the the *information* must not be changed, but the *formatting* may be 
changed.

For example:

1. “years of publication for one copyright holder may be gathered together”

https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/#copyright-field

2. Indented periods replace empty lines in licenses in debian/copyright.

Other examples involve switching the formatting of the file, like switching 
between HTML and ASCII, or switching the encoding, like switching between 
UTF-16 and UTF-8 (debian/copyright must be UTF-8).

None of these are verbatim in the sense of a diff comparison, but they are all 
verbatim in the sense of all the original information being preserved.

Similarly, using (C) or commas is a formatting decision, not an aspect of the 
verbatim meaning of the original text.

-- 
Soren Stoutner
soren@debian.org

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Re: Bug#1089625: dap-mode 0.8-1 upload Soren Stoutner <soren@debian.org> - 2024-12-16 22:20 +0100
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