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Foundation, Inc.
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A copyright notice looks like this:
@example
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+Copyright (C) @var{year1}, @var{year2}, @var{year3} @var{copyright-holder}
@end example
+The word @samp{Copyright} must always be in English, by international
+convention.
+
The @var{copyright-holder} may be the Free Software Foundation, Inc., or
someone else; you should know who is the copyright holder for your
package.
will work. For example, a program's standard @option{--version}
message should use parenthesized @samp{C} by default, though message
translations may use C-in-a-circle in locales where that symbol is
-known to work.
+known to work. Alternatively, the @samp{(C)} or C-in-a-circle can be
+omitted entirely; the word @samp{Copyright} suffices.
To update the list of year numbers, add each year in which you have
made nontrivial changes to the package. (Here we assume you're using
@item
In the @samp{My Account Conf} page on @code{savannah}, upload the GPG
-key you will use to sign your packages. You can create a key with the
-command @code{gpg --gen-key}. (For full information about GPG, see
-@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gpg}).
+key you will use to sign your packages.
+
+You can create a key with the command @code{gpg --gen-key}. It is
+good to also send your key to the GPG public key server: @code{gpg
+--keyserver keys.gnupg.net --send-keys @var{keyid}}, where @var{keyid}
+is the eight hex digits reported by @code{gpg --list-public-keys} on
+the @code{pub} line before the date. For full information about GPG,
+see @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/gpg})
@item
Compose a message with the following items in some @var{msgfile}.
@enumerate
@item
-The file to be distributed (for example, @file{foo.tar.gz}).
+The file to be distributed; for example, @file{foo.tar.gz}.
@item
-Detached GPG binary signature for (1), made using @samp{gpg -b}
-(for example, @file{foo.tar.gz.sig}).
+Detached GPG binary signature file for (1); for example,
+@file{foo.tar.gz.sig}. Make this with @samp{gpg -b foo.tar.gz}.
+
@item
-A clearsigned @dfn{directive file}, made using @samp{gpg --clearsign}
-(for example, @file{foo.tar.gz.directive.asc}).
+A clearsigned @dfn{directive file}; for example,
+@file{foo.tar.gz.directive.asc}. Make this by preparing the plain
+text file @file{foo.tar.gz.directive} and then run @samp{gpg
+--clearsign foo.tar.gz.directive}. @xref{FTP Upload Directive File -
+v1.1}, for the contents of the directive file.
@end enumerate
The names of the files are important. The signature file must have the
package. You also receive a message when your upload has been successfully
processed.
-One relatively easy way to create and transfer the necessary files is
-to use the @code{gnupload} script, which is available from the
+One automated way to create and transfer the necessary files is to use
+the @code{gnupload} script, which is available from the
@file{build-aux/} directory of the @code{gnulib} project at
@url{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnulib}. @code{gnupload} can
also remove uploaded files. Run @code{gnupload --help} for a
@code{gnupload} uses the @code{ncftpput} program to do the actual
transfers; if you don't happen to have the @code{ncftp} package
installed, the @code{ncftpput-ftp} script in the @file{build-aux/}
-directory of @code{gnulib}. serves as a replacement which uses plain
+directory of @code{gnulib} serves as a replacement which uses plain
command line @code{ftp}.
-If you have difficulties processing an upload, email
+If you have difficulties with an upload, email
@email{ftp-upload@@gnu.org}.
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