> > Could we compare git log against debian/copyright? git-copyright-scan is > > a proof-of-concept that tries to locate authors that are listed in git > > log but are missing from DEP-5 debian/copyright. > While I'm in favour of making managing coypright/license stuff > easier, there's another problem with this approach: > Authors (and committers) are not necessary copyright holders, so I'm > not sure if this really helps; maybe as a hint to take a closer look > ...
That is true, but since it doesn't have to be mandatory to use git-copyright-scan, it could simply be a helper for some projects were authors do retain the copyright . Moreover, with a bit of logic it could be a helper to detect new or modified copyright statements in the diff which arrived between the releases, to at least hint that/how debian/copyright might need to be adjusted to incorporate those. -- =------------------------------------------------------------------= Keep in touch www.onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko www.ohloh.net/accounts/yarikoptic -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110406145250.gf6...@onerussian.com