Policy proposal for partner repository

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 07:20:37PM +0200, Allison Randal wrote:
> This may a wording problem with "waived". I read that as meaning the
> copyright file won't need the same level of tiny detail we would use to
> verify that the package can be released under an entirely free license
> with no encumbrances. For example, the company won't need to do a code
> scan, or identify every file that was developed by a contractor vs
> employee vs affiliated entity. The copyright notices they would
> ordinarily give to their users are sufficient.

I would be OK with text which conveyed that meaning clearly.

> Here's a suggestion for rewording. Nick, does that match your process?
> 
> ------
> * 2.3 Copyright Considerations: The debian/copyright file is where
> Debian packages store information about the copyright and license of a
> package. A distribution agreement transfers the responsibility of
> copyright management to the partner, so we won't perform independent
> verification of the contents of this file for partners. For the benefit
> of the users, you should include copies of the software's standard
> copyright statements and licensing terms in debian/copyright. It's also
> helpful to provide information on any free software included in the package.

...like this.

> I also changed "copyright assignment" to "copyright management", should
> be closer to what was actually intended.

+1

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 - mdz