From 0cb0425d42664417bad43d7c9809fa65af5140e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thierry Carrez Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:38:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Precisions on the licensing requirements Add some precision on reviewing licensing requirements when adding new dependencies. Change-Id: I46bda1f9792c4cb01860dca3c3dbcbb4a0ea9287 --- README.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 9aee6ab9be..5577a84d2e 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ For new Requirements - Is the library license compatible? - The library should be licensed as described in `Licensing requirements`_. + The library should be licensed as described in `Licensing requirements`_, + and the license should be described in a comment on the same line as the + added dependency. If you have doubts over licensing compatibility, like + for example when adding a GPL test dependency, you can seek advice from + Robert Collins (lifeless), Monty Taylor (mordred) or Jim Blair (jeblair). - Is the library already packaged in the distros we target (Ubuntu latest / Fedora latest)?