Bug#550192: Please number the 10 DSFG points
On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 10:47:48AM +0100, Enrico Zini wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.8.3.0
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Hello,
>
> Would it be possible, just for convenience, to number the DFSG points in
> the policy like they are in http://www.debian.org/social_contract ?
>
> When I ask questions as Application Manager to candidates about the
> DFSG, the answers I get often quote DFSG points by number, like one can
> find at http://www.debian.org/social_contract
>
> However, the policy in /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.txt.gz has
> the list without numbers, which is makes it quite inconvenient to refer
> to when I'm offline.
What is wrong with /usr/share/doc/debian/social-contract.txt ?
In anyway I propose to apply the patch below.
Any objections ?
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
Imagine a large red swirl here.
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 0bf1001..87a994e 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) form our
definition of "free software". These are:
<taglist>
- <tag>Free Redistribution
+ <tag>1. Free Redistribution
</tag>
<item>
The license of a Debian component may not restrict any
@@ -376,20 +376,20 @@
sources. The license may not require a royalty or
other fee for such sale.
</item>
- <tag>Source Code
+ <tag>2. Source Code
</tag>
<item>
The program must include source code, and must allow
distribution in source code as well as compiled form.
</item>
- <tag>Derived Works
+ <tag>3. Derived Works
</tag>
<item>
The license must allow modifications and derived
works, and must allow them to be distributed under the
same terms as the license of the original software.
</item>
- <tag>Integrity of The Author's Source Code
+ <tag>4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code
</tag>
<item>
The license may restrict source-code from being
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@
Project encourages all authors to not restrict any
files, source or binary, from being modified.)
</item>
- <tag>No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
+ <tag>5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
</tag>
<item>
The license must not discriminate against any person
or group of persons.
</item>
- <tag>No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
+ <tag>6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
</tag>
<item>
The license must not restrict anyone from making use
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
used in a business, or from being used for genetic
research.
</item>
- <tag>Distribution of License
+ <tag>7. Distribution of License
</tag>
<item>
The rights attached to the program must apply to all
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
for execution of an additional license by those
parties.
</item>
- <tag>License Must Not Be Specific to Debian
+ <tag>8. License Must Not Be Specific to Debian
</tag>
<item>
The rights attached to the program must not depend on
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
rights as those that are granted in conjunction with
the Debian system.
</item>
- <tag>License Must Not Contaminate Other Software
+ <tag>9. License Must Not Contaminate Other Software
</tag>
<item>
The license must not place restrictions on other
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
that all other programs distributed on the same medium
must be free software.
</item>
- <tag>Example Licenses
+ <tag>10. Example Licenses
</tag>
<item>
The "GPL," "BSD," and "Artistic" licenses are examples of
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