diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst index 338e094..7f7e425 100644 --- a/glep-0076.rst +++ b/glep-0076.rst @@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ Author: Richard Freeman , Michał Górny Type: Informational Status: Active -Version: 1.3 +Version: 2 Created: 2013-04-23 -Last-Modified: 2023-04-01 -Post-History: 2018-06-10, 2018-06-19, 2018-08-31, 2018-09-26, 2023-03-02 +Last-Modified: 2024-04-09 +Post-History: 2018-06-10, 2018-06-19, 2018-08-31, 2018-09-26, 2023-03-02, + 2024-04-04 Content-Type: text/x-rst --- @@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ infrastructure or to any official Gentoo project (independently of hosting) must comply with this policy. Unofficial Gentoo projects are also recommended to use this policy. -Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Trustees +Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Council or the ``gentoo-project`` mailing list. Any concerns over possible -copyright violations should be directed to the Trustees if they cannot +copyright violations should be directed to the Council if they cannot be worked out with the appropriate maintainer. @@ -118,10 +119,7 @@ c) A license approved as GPL compatible by the Free Software Foundation [#GPL-COMPAT]_. Exceptions for other free software licenses will be granted by the -Gentoo Foundation on a case by case basis. - -For easy reference, the license for each project should be documented -on the wiki page at [#PROJECTS]_. +Gentoo Council on a case by case basis. Certificate of Origin @@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ associated project/package providing as much information as possible. Files that are not brought into compliance within 60 days or upon a request for removal by a aggrieved copyright holder will be removed. Any concerns not addressed by a maintainer can be appealed to the -Trustees. +Council. Simplified Attribution @@ -253,6 +251,12 @@ the DCO model and an FLA model [#FLA]_ as it is used by different open source projects. Contributors would be able to freely choose whether they sign the FLA document or not. +After Gentoo Linux has become an associated project of Software in the +Public Interest (SPI) [#SPI]_, the Gentoo Council will be responsible +for granting of license exceptions and resolution of copyright issues, +instead of the Gentoo Foundation Trustees. The Council may confer +with SPI for issues that it cannot resolve itself. + Licensing of Projects --------------------- @@ -274,9 +278,9 @@ license.) By default, GPL-incompatible licenses (e.g., the CDDL) are not allowed, because their use would hinder interchange of code between -Gentoo projects. However, the Foundation can grant exceptions to -this, as long as the license in question is a free software or open -source license. +Gentoo projects. However, the Council can grant exceptions to this, +as long as the license in question is a free software or open source +license. Changes to the Certificate of Origin @@ -367,9 +371,6 @@ References .. [#GPL-COMPAT] GPL-compatible free software licenses, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses -.. [#PROJECTS] Licensing of Gentoo projects, - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Licenses/Licensing_of_Gentoo_projects - .. [#OSDL-DCO] Open Source Development Labs, Inc., Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1, https://web.archive.org/web/20060524185355/http://www.osdlab.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_05_24_dco.html @@ -382,6 +383,9 @@ References https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?id=d4563201f33a022fc0353033d9dfeb1606a88330#n410 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d4563201f33a022fc0353033d9dfeb1606a88330 +.. [#SPI] Software in the Public Interest, + https://www.spi-inc.org/ + .. [#CC-SOFTWARE] Can I apply a Creative Commons license to software? https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software