[gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: general-concepts/licenses/

["Göktürk Yüksek" <gokturk@gentoo.org>]

commit:     0f723044723689a7b05777cb8044558769c3d388
Author:     Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 28 09:00:40 2018 +0000
Commit:     Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Thu Dec 20 04:55:14 2018 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=0f723044

general-concepts/licenses: Explain which licenses go into LICENSE

Explain which licenses go into LICENSE and which don't

Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo.org>

 general-concepts/licenses/text.xml | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/general-concepts/licenses/text.xml b/general-concepts/licenses/text.xml
index 4c4ce62..093fd9e 100644
--- a/general-concepts/licenses/text.xml
+++ b/general-concepts/licenses/text.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ spelling) variable. The license names listed in this variable must
 match files existing in the repository's <c>licenses/</c> directory.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+The value of this variable should include all licenses pertaining
+to the files installed by the package. If some parts of the package
+are installed only conditionally, or their license depends on the USE
+flag combination, you can use USE conditionals in <c>LICENSE</c>:
+</p>
+
+<codesample lang="ebuild">
+LICENSE="LGPL-2.1+ tools? ( GPL-2+ )"
+</codesample>
+
+<p>
+If the package sources include additional files that are not installed,
+their license should not be listed. However, if those files are used
+at build time, then the license must not impose any restrictions that
+could prevent users from building the software. Please also note
+that some licenses may impose additional restrictons, e.g. fetch
+and/or mirroring restriction.
+</p>
+
 <p>
 If the application is multi-license (either of several licenses can
 be used) then use the following syntax: