[55459] trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfiledev.xml

[snc at macports.org]

Revision: 55459
          http://trac.macports.org/changeset/55459
Author:   snc at macports.org
Date:     2009-08-10 23:13:17 -0700 (Mon, 10 Aug 2009)
Log Message:
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add basic ideas for licenses -- keep commented out until such policy is formed

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfiledev.xml

Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfiledev.xml
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--- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfiledev.xml	2009-08-11 05:27:11 UTC (rev 55458)
+++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/portfiledev.xml	2009-08-11 06:13:17 UTC (rev 55459)
@@ -139,7 +139,52 @@
         <programlisting>categories          net</programlisting>
       </listitem>
 
+<!--
       <listitem>
+          <para>Port license</para>
+
+        <para>A port's license indicates the class of license employed by the
+        owner. Setting this signals the main intentions of the license with
+        respect to binary and source distribution. It is presently only for
+        informational purposes and MacPorts does not distribute binaries.</para>
+
+        <itemizedlist>
+          <listitem>
+            <para><varname>GPL</varname> – signifies the requirements of GNU
+            General Public    License; the source be available in the same place
+            as the binary.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>LGPL</varname> – use this for the GNU Lesser General
+            Public License,    which mandates that    the source and binary are
+            available in the same place.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>BSD</varname> – covering the original and new BSD
+            license as well as MIT and Apache; these licenses allow for optional
+            inclusion of source code.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>Artistic</varname> – aptly named to indicate the
+            Artistic license and derivatives.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>Artistic-GPL</varname> – dual-licensed under the
+            Artistic and GPL licenses.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>/GFDL</varname> and <varname>/LDP</varname> – these
+            suffixes indicate that the documentation provided is under the GNU
+            Free Documentation License or the Linux Documentation Project</para>
+
+            <para><varname>RESTRICT</varname> – when the licenses are
+            restrictive.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>RESTRICT-EYESONLY</varname> – if the license does not
+            permit distribution.</para>
+
+            <para><varname>PUBLIC</varname> – the code is not copyrighted:
+            anyone can do anything</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+      </listitem>
+-->
+      <listitem>
         <para>Port maintainers</para>
 
         <para>A port's maintainer is a person or persons who take
@@ -808,4 +853,4 @@
       ${name}-src-${version}</para>
     </section>
   </section>
-</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file
+</chapter>
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