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commit: 4e721b728da1e41c566afda092d77b0881258bd1 |
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Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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AuthorDate: Sun Jun 3 12:27:06 2018 +0000 |
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Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Sun Jun 10 18:42:07 2018 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=4e721b72 |
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glep-0076: Rationale for "open source" -> "free software". |
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glep-0076.rst | 6 ++++++ |
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) |
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diff --git a/glep-0076.rst b/glep-0076.rst |
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index aa625f9..e18dd82 100644 |
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--- a/glep-0076.rst |
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+++ b/glep-0076.rst |
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@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ the original: |
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4. The original point (d) has been transformed into a stand-alone |
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paragraph following the enumeration. |
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+5. The term "open source" has been replaced by "free software" |
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+ throughout. |
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The new point was deemed necessary to allow committing license files |
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into the Gentoo repository, since those files usually do not permit |
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modification. It has been established that adding a clear provision |
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@@ -268,6 +271,9 @@ compliance. Debian was facing a similar problem [#DEBIAN-LICENSE]_. |
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The update of point (c) was necessary to allow the new clause being |
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certified by the person providing the contribution. |
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+The term "free software" is used for consistency with the language |
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+of the Gentoo Social Contract [#SOCIAL-CONTRACT]_. |
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+ |
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The remaining changes were merely editorial. It has been established |
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that the last point is really separate from the other points, so it is |
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more appropriate to separate it from the enumeration by putting it |
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