commit: 1e6c8b22af2fd1abb503b76fd525771066685ba5
Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Jun 3 10:23:48 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=1e6c8b22
glep-0076: Rationale: Explain DCO changes
glep-0076.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst
index cb3f611..aa625f9 100644
--- a/glep-0076.rst
+++ b/glep-0076.rst
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ attributing copyright.
Rationale
=========
+Policy
+------
+
This document aims to provide a single consistent copyright policy for
all Gentoo projects. It is explicitly enforced for all official Gentoo
projects in order to protect the interests of Gentoo as a whole,
@@ -236,6 +239,41 @@ from actually contributing to Gentoo. The mixed model
allows users to
choose a way of contributing that is appropriate to them.
+DCO Changes
+-----------
+
+The Gentoo DCO rev. 1 has been based on Linux Kernel DCO 1.1
+[#OSDL-DCO]_. It features the following modifications from
+the original:
+
+1. The enumeration has been modified to use numeric points.
+
+2. Additional point (3) has been inserted::
+
+ (3) The contribution is a license text (or a file of similar nature),
+ and verbatim distribution is allowed; or
+
+3. The original point (c) has shifted to become point (4), and has been
+ updated to account for the additional point (3).
+
+4. The original point (d) has been transformed into a stand-alone
+ paragraph following the enumeration.
+
+The new point was deemed necessary to allow committing license files
+into the Gentoo repository, since those files usually do not permit
+modification. It has been established that adding a clear provision
+for this case is better than excluding those commits from DCO
+compliance. Debian was facing a similar problem [#DEBIAN-LICENSE]_.
+
+The update of point (c) was necessary to allow the new clause being
+certified by the person providing the contribution.
+
+The remaining changes were merely editorial. It has been established
+that the last point is really separate from the other points, so it is
+more appropriate to separate it from the enumeration by putting it
+in a separate paragraph.
+
+
Key dates in Gentoo copyright history
=====================================
@@ -334,6 +372,9 @@ References
.. [#GFLA] Gentoo Fiduciary License Agreement,
https://dev.gentoo.org/~rich0/fla.pdf
+.. [#DEBIAN-LICENSE] [debian-legal] License of the GPL license,
+ https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2018/04/msg00006.html
+
Copyright
=========
