[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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