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Bug#633797: copyright-format: "with <keywords> exception" underspecified



On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:03:27 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:

> > I have no objection to this for 1.0, provided we at the same time clarify
> > that if more than one exception is in use, you need to use a custom
> > shortname instead of an ORed or ANDed list of licenses.
> > 
> > Is there a consensus for this position?
> 
> Le Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:49:46AM +0700, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit :
> > Above approach sounds reasonable to me.  Seconded.
> 
> Le Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:38:29AM +0100, Jakub Wilk a écrit :
> > Seconded.

Same here.
 
>        <para>
> -        Exceptions and clarifications are signaled in plain text, by appending
> -        <literal>with <varname><replaceable>keywords</replaceable></varname>
> +        Exceptions or clarifications are signaled in plain text, by appending
> +        <literal>with <varname><replaceable>keyword</replaceable></varname>
>          exception</literal> to the short name.  This document provides a list of
> -        keywords that refer to the most frequent exceptions.
> +        keywords that refer to the most frequent exceptions.  In case a license
> +        is modified by multiple exceptions or clarifications, a single arbitrary
> +        short name must be used.
>        </para>

Seconded.


Cheers,
gregor
 
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