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| author |   Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> | 2018-06-03 12:23:48 +0200 |
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| committer |   Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2018-06-10 20:42:07 +0200 |
| commit | 1e6c8b22af2fd1abb503b76fd525771066685ba5 (patch) | |
| tree | 5443066ccdf04e8452a24932f0dbfe5184d3bab6 | |
| parent | glep-0076: Provide a short rationale to the policy (diff) | |
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glep-0076: Rationale: Explain DCO changes
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diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst index cb3f611..aa625f9 100644 --- a/glep-0076.rst +++ b/glep-0076.rst @@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ attributing copyright. Rationale ========= +Policy +------ + This document aims to provide a single consistent copyright policy for all Gentoo projects. It is explicitly enforced for all official Gentoo projects in order to protect the interests of Gentoo as a whole, @@ -236,6 +239,41 @@ from actually contributing to Gentoo. The mixed model allows users to choose a way of contributing that is appropriate to them. +DCO Changes +----------- + +The Gentoo DCO rev. 1 has been based on Linux Kernel DCO 1.1 +[#OSDL-DCO]_. It features the following modifications from +the original: + +1. The enumeration has been modified to use numeric points. + +2. Additional point (3) has been inserted:: + + (3) The contribution is a license text (or a file of similar nature), + and verbatim distribution is allowed; or + +3. The original point (c) has shifted to become point (4), and has been + updated to account for the additional point (3). + +4. The original point (d) has been transformed into a stand-alone + paragraph following the enumeration. + +The new point was deemed necessary to allow committing license files +into the Gentoo repository, since those files usually do not permit +modification. It has been established that adding a clear provision +for this case is better than excluding those commits from DCO +compliance. Debian was facing a similar problem [#DEBIAN-LICENSE]_. + +The update of point (c) was necessary to allow the new clause being +certified by the person providing the contribution. + +The remaining changes were merely editorial. It has been established +that the last point is really separate from the other points, so it is +more appropriate to separate it from the enumeration by putting it +in a separate paragraph. + + Key dates in Gentoo copyright history ===================================== @@ -334,6 +372,9 @@ References .. [#GFLA] Gentoo Fiduciary License Agreement, https://dev.gentoo.org/~rich0/fla.pdf +.. [#DEBIAN-LICENSE] [debian-legal] License of the GPL license, + https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2018/04/msg00006.html + Copyright ========= |