On ma, 2010-09-13 at 14:53 +0100, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> The current DEP5 draft says:
>
> * **`Files`**
> * Required for all but the first paragraph.
> If omitted from the first paragraph,
> this is equivalent to a value of '*'.
> * Syntax: white space separated list
> * List of patterns indicating files covered by the license
> and copyright specified in this paragraph. See "File patterns" below.
Unless there are objections, I am going to apply the attached patch to
the DEP5 spec. It's a tiny bit different from what I originally
proposed, but should achieve the mission of getting rid of the
optionality of "Files: *".
=== modified file 'dep5.mdwn'
--- dep5.mdwn 2010-09-13 13:45:36 +0000
+++ dep5.mdwn 2010-09-22 15:48:43 +0000
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@
applies to all files and lists all applicable copyrights and licenses.
* **`Files`**
- * Required for all but the first paragraph.
- If omitted from the first paragraph,
- this is equivalent to a value of '*'.
+ * Required (not in header paragraph).
* Syntax: white space separated list
* List of patterns indicating files covered by the license
and copyright specified in this paragraph. See "File patterns" below.
