* [gentoo-project] [PATCH 1/2] glep-0076: Shift responsibilities from Trustees to Council
@ 2024-04-04 18:01 Ulrich Müller
2024-04-04 18:01 ` [gentoo-project] [PATCH 2/2] glep-0076: Drop reference to project licensing wiki page Ulrich Müller
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From: Ulrich Müller @ 2024-04-04 18:01 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-project; +Cc: Ulrich Müller
After Gentoo Linux has become an associated project of SPI,
the Council is the obvious entity to be responsible for the tasks
previously assigned to the Trustees.
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
---
glep-0076.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst
index 338e094..403bf78 100644
--- a/glep-0076.rst
+++ b/glep-0076.rst
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Author: Richard Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>,
Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>
Type: Informational
Status: Active
-Version: 1.3
+Version: 2
Created: 2013-04-23
-Last-Modified: 2023-04-01
+Last-Modified: 2024-03-31
Post-History: 2018-06-10, 2018-06-19, 2018-08-31, 2018-09-26, 2023-03-02
Content-Type: text/x-rst
---
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ infrastructure or to any official Gentoo project (independently
of hosting) must comply with this policy. Unofficial Gentoo projects
are also recommended to use this policy.
-Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Trustees
+Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Council
or the ``gentoo-project`` mailing list. Any concerns over possible
-copyright violations should be directed to the Trustees if they cannot
+copyright violations should be directed to the Council if they cannot
be worked out with the appropriate maintainer.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ c) A license approved as GPL compatible by the Free Software
Foundation [#GPL-COMPAT]_.
Exceptions for other free software licenses will be granted by the
-Gentoo Foundation on a case by case basis.
+Gentoo Council on a case by case basis.
For easy reference, the license for each project should be documented
on the wiki page at [#PROJECTS]_.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ associated project/package providing as much information as possible.
Files that are not brought into compliance within 60 days or upon a
request for removal by a aggrieved copyright holder will be removed.
Any concerns not addressed by a maintainer can be appealed to the
-Trustees.
+Council.
Simplified Attribution
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ the DCO model and an FLA model [#FLA]_ as it is used by different open
source projects. Contributors would be able to freely choose whether
they sign the FLA document or not.
+After Gentoo Linux has become an associated project of Software in the
+Public Interest (SPI) [#SPI]_, the Gentoo Council will be responsible
+for granting of license exceptions and resolution of copyright issues,
+instead of the Gentoo Foundation Trustees. The Council may confer
+with SPI for issues that it cannot resolve itself.
+
Licensing of Projects
---------------------
@@ -274,9 +280,9 @@ license.)
By default, GPL-incompatible licenses (e.g., the CDDL) are not
allowed, because their use would hinder interchange of code between
-Gentoo projects. However, the Foundation can grant exceptions to
-this, as long as the license in question is a free software or open
-source license.
+Gentoo projects. However, the Council can grant exceptions to this,
+as long as the license in question is a free software or open source
+license.
Changes to the Certificate of Origin
@@ -382,6 +388,9 @@ References
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?id=d4563201f33a022fc0353033d9dfeb1606a88330#n410
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d4563201f33a022fc0353033d9dfeb1606a88330
+.. [#SPI] Software in the Public Interest,
+ https://www.spi-inc.org/
+
.. [#CC-SOFTWARE] Can I apply a Creative Commons license to software?
https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software
--
2.44.0
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* [gentoo-project] [PATCH 2/2] glep-0076: Drop reference to project licensing wiki page
2024-04-04 18:01 [gentoo-project] [PATCH 1/2] glep-0076: Shift responsibilities from Trustees to Council Ulrich Müller
@ 2024-04-04 18:01 ` Ulrich Müller
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From: Ulrich Müller @ 2024-04-04 18:01 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-project; +Cc: Ulrich Müller
This hasn't worked out; few projects list their licenses there. In any
case, the wiki page can continue to exist but it need not be part of
the policy.
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
---
glep-0076.rst | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst
index 403bf78..7b0afc9 100644
--- a/glep-0076.rst
+++ b/glep-0076.rst
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ c) A license approved as GPL compatible by the Free Software
Exceptions for other free software licenses will be granted by the
Gentoo Council on a case by case basis.
-For easy reference, the license for each project should be documented
-on the wiki page at [#PROJECTS]_.
-
Certificate of Origin
---------------------
@@ -373,9 +370,6 @@ References
.. [#GPL-COMPAT] GPL-compatible free software licenses,
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses
-.. [#PROJECTS] Licensing of Gentoo projects,
- https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Licenses/Licensing_of_Gentoo_projects
-
.. [#OSDL-DCO] Open Source Development Labs, Inc.,
Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1,
https://web.archive.org/web/20060524185355/http://www.osdlab.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html
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2.44.0
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