Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes: > 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 That looks like a good compromise, solving the usual case while allowing for arbitrary corner cases. Thank you! Seconded (dunno if my second is needed, but you have it). -- \ “Shepherds … look after their sheep so they can, first, fleece | `\ them and second, turn them into meat. That's much more like the | _o__) priesthood as I know it.” —Christopher Hitchens, 2008-10-29 | Ben Finney
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