From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rahul Bedarkar Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:39:57 +0530 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH v2 1/1] docs/manual: document format for specifying licenses In-Reply-To: <1453698340-13777-1-git-send-email-rahul.bedarkar@imgtec.com> References: <1453698340-13777-1-git-send-email-rahul.bedarkar@imgtec.com> Message-ID: <56B2CF15.2030102@imgtec.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Hi all, On Monday 25 January 2016 10:35 AM, Rahul Bedarkar wrote: > Signed-off-by: Rahul Bedarkar > --- > Changes v1 -> v2: > - tweak commit message (added missing 'for') > - use full sentences (suggested by Thomas Petazzoni) > - don't standardize components (suggested by Thomas Petazzoni) > - add missing 'the' before +or+ keyword (suggested by Thomas Petazzoni) > --- > docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 10 +++++++++- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > index 1f9c7bb..47cd95b 100644 > --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > @@ -387,7 +387,15 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) : > Otherwise, describe the license in a precise and concise way, avoiding > ambiguous names such as +BSD+ which actually name a family of licenses. > This variable is optional. If it is not defined, +unknown+ will appear in > - the +license+ field of the manifest file for this package. > + the +license+ field of the manifest file for this package. + > + The expected format for this variable must comply with the following rules: > + ** If the package is released under multiple licenses, then +comma+ separate > + licenses (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = GPLv2+, LGPLv2.1+`+). If there is clear > + distinction between which component is licensed under what license, then > + annotate the license with that component > + (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (programs), LGPLv2.1+ (libraries)`+). > + ** If the package is dual licensed, then separate licenses with the +or+ > + keyword (e.g. +`LIBFOO_LICENSE = AFLv2.1 or GPLv2+`+). > > * +LIBFOO_LICENSE_FILES+ is a space-separated list of files in the package > tarball that contain the license(s) under which the package is released. > Any comments on this ? Regards, Rahul