[gentoo-commits] data/glep:master commit in: /

["Ulrich Müller" <ulm@gentoo.org>]

commit:     bb756839bbd403059f6faeceaa114346d2a840d7
Author:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Thu Feb  1 21:55:58 2018 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sun Jun 10 18:42:07 2018 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=bb756839

glep-0076: Revise copyright attribution section.

As proposed by rich0 in https://bugs.gentoo.org/642072#c4, and some
modifications as discussed in #gentoo-council today.

 glep-0076.rst | 30 +++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst
index a7d64fb..b15389b 100644
--- a/glep-0076.rst
+++ b/glep-0076.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type: Informational
 Status: Draft
 Version: 1
 Created: 2013-04-23
-Last-Modified: 2018-01-28
+Last-Modified: 2018-02-01
 Post-History: 
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 ---
@@ -125,27 +125,15 @@ Copyright Attribution
 All files hosted by Gentoo must contain an appropriate copyright
 notice, as defined by this policy.
 
-A proper copyright notice appears near the top of the file, and reads,
-``Copyright YEAR LARGEST-CONTRIBUTOR and others (see below).``
+A proper copyright notice appears near the top of the file, and reads::
+
+    Copyright YEARS LARGEST-CONTRIBUTOR [OTHER-CONTRIBUTORS] and others
+
 The largest contributor is whatever entity owns copyright to some
-portion of the largest number of lines in the file.  The ``and others
-(see below)`` text may be omitted if the largest contributor holds
-copyright to the entire file.
-
-If there are other copyright holders, then somewhere in the file the
-full list of copyright holders must be listed, or a reference to a
-list in another file stored in a Gentoo repository.
-
-No file may be committed to a Gentoo repository unless at least 60% of
-the lines in the file are accounted for in the list of copyright
-holders.  Any content already in a Gentoo repository as of DATE shall
-count towards the 60% rule even if not attributed.  Note that 60% is
-the minimum required for compliance with this policy - all
-contributors are strongly encouraged to strive for 100% attribution.
-
-It is the responsibility of anyone making a commit to update the
-contributor list for any additions made to the repository.  Committers
-are not required to double-check content already in the repository.
+portion of the largest number of lines in the file.  Additional
+contributors can be listed, but this is neither required nor
+recommended.  The "and others" text may be omitted if the explicitly
+listed contributors hold copyright to the entire file.
 
 Anyone finding a file out of compliance should log a bug against the
 associated project/package providing as much information as possible.