From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BDEDA138334 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:43:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0B509E0990; Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:43:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A2673E0990 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:43:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (unknown [IPv6:2a01:4f8:202:4333:225:90ff:fed9:fc84]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53005335C8C for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:43:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA3D52E0 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:42:55 +0000 (UTC) From: "Ulrich Müller" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Ulrich Müller" Message-ID: <1528656127.1e6c8b22af2fd1abb503b76fd525771066685ba5.ulm@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] data/glep:master commit in: / X-VCS-Repository: data/glep X-VCS-Files: glep-0076.rst X-VCS-Directories: / X-VCS-Committer: ulm X-VCS-Committer-Name: Ulrich Müller X-VCS-Revision: 1e6c8b22af2fd1abb503b76fd525771066685ba5 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:42:55 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: bc47be0f-fa9a-4ba6-a1d4-f0defbd05839 X-Archives-Hash: 7c728a76e6ec4b9c2deb10321d54b5a9 commit: 1e6c8b22af2fd1abb503b76fd525771066685ba5 Author: Michał Górny gentoo org> AuthorDate: Sun Jun 3 10:23:48 2018 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller gentoo org> CommitDate: Sun Jun 10 18:42:07 2018 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=1e6c8b22 glep-0076: Rationale: Explain DCO changes glep-0076.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) 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 =========