Bug#633797: copyright-format: "with <keywords> exception" underspecified
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 02:19:34PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> I've committed the below patch to the dep repo on svn.debian.org.
>
> === modified file 'web/deps/dep5.mdwn'
> --- old/web/deps/dep5.mdwn 2011-11-11 15:27:02 +0000
> +++ new/web/deps/dep5.mdwn 2011-11-25 20:15:33 +0000
> @@ -1036,12 +1036,27 @@
> target="_top">many versions of the MIT license</a>. Please
> use Expat instead, when it matches.</p>
>
> - <p>Exceptions and clarifications are signaled in plain
> - text, by appending <tt class="literal">with <code class=
> - "varname"><tt class=
> - "replaceable"><i>keywords</i></tt></code> exception</tt> to
> + <p>An exception or clarification to a license is signaled
> + in plain text, by appending <tt class="literal">with <code
> + class="varname"><tt class=
> + "replaceable"><i>keyword</i></tt></code> exception</tt> to
> the short name. This document provides a list of keywords
> - that refer to the most frequent exceptions.</p>
> + that must be used when referring to the most frequent
> + exceptions. When exceptions other than these are in effect
> + that modify a common license by granting additional
> + permissions, you may use an arbitrary keyword not taken
> + from the below list of keywords. When a license differs
> + from a common license because of added restrictions rather
> + than because of added permissions, a distinct short name
> + should be used instead of <tt class="literal">with <code
> + class="varname"><tt class=
> + "replaceable"><i>keyword</i></tt></code> exception</tt>.
> + </p>
> +
> + <p>Only one exception may be specified for each license
> + within a given license specification. If more than one
> + exception applies to a single license, an arbitrary short
> + name must be used instead.</p>
>
> <p>The GPL <tt class="literal">Font</tt> exception refers
> to the text added to the license notice of each file as
Accordingly, I commited Charles DocBook version of your patch to Debian policy.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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