>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Josefsson <si...@josefsson.org> writes:
Simon> Sam Hartman <hartm...@debian.org> writes:
>>>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Josefsson <si...@josefsson.org> writes:
>>
Simon> Interesting -- am I understanding you correctly that you
Simon> would like to treat the DCO as a license text? And that it
Simon> is license that applies to the work in Debian?
Simon> As far as I understand, DCO's are about granting rights on
Simon> contributions. Not granting rights to users, which is what
Simon> the DFSG is about. So I'm not sure I follow why the DFSG is
Simon> relevant for the DCO text at all. The DCO appears to me like
Simon> any other text file in a source package.
Simon> If you believe the DCO is part of the license grant on a
Simon> work, and there is consensus on that interpretation, should
Simon> it then be mentioned in debian/copyright?
Simon> /Simon
Simon> DFSG 4 --
Simon> https://www.debian.org/social_contract.en.html#guidelines
Simon> Integrity of The Author's Source Code
Simon> The license may restrict source-code from being distributed
Simon> in modified form only if the license allows the distribution
Simon> of "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of
Simon> modifying the program at build time. The license must
Simon> explicitly permit distribution of software built from
Simon> modified source code. The license may require derived works
Simon> to carry a different name or version number from the original
Simon> software. (This is a compromise. The Debian group encourages
Simon> all authors not to restrict any files, source or binary, from
Simon> being modified.)
