r166 - /web/deps/dep5.mdwn

[lars at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: lars
Date: Sun Jan 23 08:44:05 2011
New Revision: 166

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/?sc=1&rev=166
Log:
Add License to header paragraph. Thanks, Charles Plessy (patch modified slightly).

Modified:
    web/deps/dep5.mdwn

Modified: web/deps/dep5.mdwn
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?rev=166&op=diff
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--- web/deps/dep5.mdwn (original)
+++ web/deps/dep5.mdwn Sun Jan 23 08:44:05 2011
@@ -185,6 +185,22 @@
      may be different or simplified from a combination of all the
      per-file copyright information. See also `Copyright` below in
      the `Files paragraph` section.
+
+ * **`License`**
+   * Optional
+   * Syntax: formatted text, with synopsis
+   * In the header paragraph (no `Files` specification), this field
+     gives the license information for the package as a whole, which
+     may be different or simplified from a combination of all the
+     per-file license information. See also `License` below in
+     the `Files paragraph` section.
+
+The `Copyright` and `License` fields in the _header paragraph_ may complement
+but do not replace the _files paragraphs_. They can be used to summarise the
+contributions and redistribution terms for the whole package, for instance when
+a work combines a permissive and a copyleft license, or to document a
+_compilation copyright_ and license. It is possible to use only License
+in the header paragraph, but Copyright alone makes no sense.
 
 Example: