commit: bb756839bbd403059f6faeceaa114346d2a840d7 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Thu Feb 1 21:55:58 2018 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sun Jun 10 18:42:07 2018 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=bb756839
glep-0076: Revise copyright attribution section. As proposed by rich0 in https://bugs.gentoo.org/642072#c4, and some modifications as discussed in #gentoo-council today. glep-0076.rst | 30 +++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst index a7d64fb..b15389b 100644 --- a/glep-0076.rst +++ b/glep-0076.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type: Informational Status: Draft Version: 1 Created: 2013-04-23 -Last-Modified: 2018-01-28 +Last-Modified: 2018-02-01 Post-History: Content-Type: text/x-rst --- @@ -125,27 +125,15 @@ Copyright Attribution All files hosted by Gentoo must contain an appropriate copyright notice, as defined by this policy. -A proper copyright notice appears near the top of the file, and reads, -``Copyright YEAR LARGEST-CONTRIBUTOR and others (see below).`` +A proper copyright notice appears near the top of the file, and reads:: + + Copyright YEARS LARGEST-CONTRIBUTOR [OTHER-CONTRIBUTORS] and others + The largest contributor is whatever entity owns copyright to some -portion of the largest number of lines in the file. The ``and others -(see below)`` text may be omitted if the largest contributor holds -copyright to the entire file. - -If there are other copyright holders, then somewhere in the file the -full list of copyright holders must be listed, or a reference to a -list in another file stored in a Gentoo repository. - -No file may be committed to a Gentoo repository unless at least 60% of -the lines in the file are accounted for in the list of copyright -holders. Any content already in a Gentoo repository as of DATE shall -count towards the 60% rule even if not attributed. Note that 60% is -the minimum required for compliance with this policy - all -contributors are strongly encouraged to strive for 100% attribution. - -It is the responsibility of anyone making a commit to update the -contributor list for any additions made to the repository. Committers -are not required to double-check content already in the repository. +portion of the largest number of lines in the file. Additional +contributors can be listed, but this is neither required nor +recommended. The "and others" text may be omitted if the explicitly +listed contributors hold copyright to the entire file. Anyone finding a file out of compliance should log a bug against the associated project/package providing as much information as possible.
