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

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Hi Soren,

Soren Stoutner <soren@debian.org> writes:

> 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.
>

Thanks for the insightful explanation. I hope I have the confidence to
understand "verbatim" as you explained it, and it would save reviewers'
time on this matter of course.  Still, I would have to admit that as a
non-native speaker I would be a bit hesitant :P

> -- 
> Soren Stoutner
> soren@debian.org

-- 
Regards,
Xiyue Deng

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Re: Bug#1089625: dap-mode 0.8-1 upload Soren Stoutner <soren@debian.org> - 2024-12-16 22:20 +0100
  Re: Bug#1089625: dap-mode 0.8-1 upload Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-12-19 03:50 +0100

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