[Debian-olpc-devel] python-xklavier -- Python bindings for libxklavier

Jonas Smedegaard dr at jones.dk
Sat Apr 17 18:53:56 UTC 2010


On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 01:32:31PM -0400, Luke Faraone wrote:

>> I would also separate licenses as separate sections at the bottom, 
>> even if only used in a single file section, as it IMO improves 
>> readability.
>
>Done.

A few more nitpickings regarding the copyright file (if someone feels 
like summarizing these notes ahd throw them on a wiki page - somewhere 
that would be awsome!):

I would sort the license sections according to relevancy: Main licensing 
of the code topmost, then variations (e.g. if main is GPL-2+, then list 
GPL-2 and then GPL-3), with the most obscure ones at the bottom.  I 
would not necessarily put all other-* licenses at the bottom, it depends 
on how they relate to the main license - e.g. in GNU-style projects I 
would list GPL licenses first, then other-GAP-* ones, then BSD-like ones 
and other "weird" ones from the POV of the main license.

You list a license as other-GAD.  It might simply be a typo, as it seems 
to be the GNU GAP (GNU All Permissive) license.  Also, beware that the 
actual wording varies, so it is not entirely correct to list them 
together as you do.  Either (what I did until recently - see ghostscript 
for inspiration) list each wording separately and name them according to 
some distinctive part, e.g. other-GAP and other-GAP-Makefile.in, or (my 
newest idea - see calf package for inspiration) use a single section but 
then explicitly mention that some strings vary.

In file sections I would list copyright owners sorted by year, with 
oldest year first, then oldest + additional year(s), then newer year(s).  
That sorting gives the highest chance of a simpler diff if someone else 
joins the project later.  Specifically I would list Aleksey before 
yourself in the ./debian/* section.


  - Jonas

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