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authormilde <milde@929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04>2011-05-24 12:33:32 +0000
committermilde <milde@929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04>2011-05-24 12:33:32 +0000
commit6cbc7f1719a368dec75d1d0a4261eb0c536a6504 (patch)
tree47dbae873183384e699e8cd63eeb8aaa273ddf85 /docutils/docs/dev
parentc38862f4a68b0524a1db1aaa278f1da64129e0f8 (diff)
downloaddocutils-6cbc7f1719a368dec75d1d0a4261eb0c536a6504.tar.gz
Update the copyright/licensing info. Fixes [3304675]
BSD license is not used in Docutils. Some new parts use the Apache License version 2.0. PSF contributing policy is that "contributors remain copyright holders of their contributions" (http://www.python.org/psf/contrib/). git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@7040 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04
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diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/policies.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/policies.txt
index 3bb115cbf..7b695a53d 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/policies.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/policies.txt
@@ -164,16 +164,17 @@ intentions regarding copyright, in one of the following ways:
accompanying license file, or a license URL.
One of the goals of the Docutils project, once complete, is to be
-incorporated into the Python standard library. At that time copyright
-of the Docutils code will be assumed by or transferred to the Python
-Software Foundation (PSF), and will be released under Python's
-license. If the copyright/license option is chosen for new files, the
-license should be compatible with Python's current license, and the
-author(s) of the files should be willing to assign copyright to the
-PSF. The PSF accepts the `Academic Free License v. 2.1
+incorporated into the Python standard library. At that time, the
+Docutils code will be released under Python's license. If the
+copyright/license option is chosen for new files, the license should
+be compatible with Python's current license, and the author(s) of the
+files should be willing to sign a `Contributor Agreement` (see
+`Contributing to the PSF`_). As initial license for contributions,
+the PSF accepts the `Academic Free License v. 2.1
<http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-2.1.php>`_ and the `Apache
License, Version 2.0 <http://opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php>`_.
+.. _Contributing to the PSF: http://www.python.org/psf/contrib/
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