diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT index bd4c7b9e..35fecd84 100644 --- a/COPYRIGHT +++ b/COPYRIGHT @@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or The GNU General Public License version 3 is provided in LICENSE. +Policy material adapted from Standard Repository Policies remains licensed +under CC-BY-SA-4.0. See docs/oss/attribution.md for the affected material, +upstream credit, and license links. + Notarius is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. -Third-party code and assets are subject to their respective license terms. \ No newline at end of file +Third-party code and assets are subject to their respective license terms. diff --git a/docs/oss/attribution.md b/docs/oss/attribution.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09049800 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/oss/attribution.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Open Source Attribution Notices + +## Standard Repository Policies + +Material: `docs/policy/meta.md` and `docs/policy/oss.md`, adapted for this repository. + +Copyright (C) 2026 Eric Rakestraw + +SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + +License and notices: [CC BY-SA 4.0](licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt) | +[COPYRIGHT](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/d84a38ebab26f048cafbe59a2246700c35d29843/COPYRIGHT) | +[LICENSE](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/d84a38ebab26f048cafbe59a2246700c35d29843/LICENSE). + +[Source](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/d84a38ebab26f048cafbe59a2246700c35d29843). diff --git a/docs/oss/licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt b/docs/oss/licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..835a6836 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/oss/licenses/CC-BY-SA-4.0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International + + Creative Commons Corporation (“Creative Commons”) is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or legal advice. 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For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph does not form part of the public licenses. + +Creative Commons may be contacted at creativecommons.org. diff --git a/docs/policy/meta.md b/docs/policy/meta.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4eed1ef2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/policy/meta.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Policy Set Provenance + +**Base Policy Version:** 1.0 + +**Last Updated**: 2026-09-28 + +**Upstream Source**: https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/d84a38ebab26f048cafbe59a2246700c35d29843/docs/policy/meta.md + +## Origin And Local Authority + +This repository's policy set is adapted from +[Standard Repository Policies](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy). +The adopted local policies govern work in this repository. Upstream revisions +become local policy through deliberate adoption, preserving local decisions. +Each policy's `Upstream Source` identifies its adopted baseline. + +## Adoption And Updates + +For policy adoption, upstream revision reviews, and updates, consult the +[upstream adoption and update guide](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/branch/main/docs/adoption.md). +That guide and the reference example collection are maintained upstream and +accessed through links. Keep discovery links pointed at the current upstream +project and guide; keep adopted-source and example links pinned to commits. + +The local [developer guide](../development.md) routes tasks to applicable +policies. Formal credit and licensing notices for the copied policy material +belong in the local [attribution document](../oss/attribution.md). diff --git a/docs/policy/oss.md b/docs/policy/oss.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ee0de75e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/policy/oss.md @@ -0,0 +1,219 @@ +# Open Source Licensing And Attribution Policy + +**Base Policy Version:** 1.8 + +**Last Updated**: 2026-09-28 + +**Upstream Source**: https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/d84a38ebab26f048cafbe59a2246700c35d29843/docs/policy/oss.md + +## Purpose And Scope + +This policy defines project licensing conventions and a repeatable House Format +for upstream attribution and license notices. It covers the project's own code +and upstream components incorporated into or distributed with the application +or library, including relevant transitive dependencies and copied code, +documentation, or assets. +Determine treatment from the component's terms and actual use. + +Consulting development guidance or using tooling alone does not require an +attribution entry. Copying or adapting documentation for inclusion in the +repository is different: preserve its applicable attribution and license terms. +A material's role as development guidance does not exempt copied documents. +Apply any express permissions for attribution-free reuse of example formatting. + +The baseline is a publicly available source repository with releases published +alongside it. The format is independent of language, forge, and build system. +It does not require attribution for every development tool, establish license +compatibility, or resolve every obligation arising from use or distribution. + +## Canonical Locations + +The [documentation policy](documentation.md) assigns ownership: + +- `COPYRIGHT`: project name, copyright statements, SPDX expression, grant, + warranty disclaimer, and third-party statement. +- `LICENSE` contains the complete, unmodified project license text, including + incorporated companion text. Dependency attribution does not relicense the project. +- `docs/oss/attribution.md`: canonical component entries. +- `docs/oss/licenses/`: complete, verbatim standard and applicable companion texts. + +Use recognizable license filenames, such as `Apache-2.0.txt` or `LGPL-3.0.txt`. +A shared standard text may serve multiple entries. Keep explanations outside +license texts and preserve distinct versions and exceptions. + +## Upstream Reference Examples + +Use the commit-pinned upstream examples to create actual project notices. +Retain their links and keep the example collection upstream; keep applicable +license texts locally as specified above. + +## Project Licensing + +Notarius's selected application grant is `GPL-3.0-or-later`, recorded in +[COPYRIGHT](../../COPYRIGHT). Its [release runbook](../release.md) describes +source-only publication alongside the public repository. + +Unless the author specifies otherwise, use **GPL version 3 or later** +(`GPL-3.0-or-later`) for applications and **LGPL version 3 or later** +(`LGPL-3.0-or-later`) for libraries. An author's explicit choice takes precedence: +for example, a one-off script may use MIT. Such a choice requires no exception +rationale, additional approval, or compensating controls under this policy. + +These defaults guide new license selection. Adopting this policy does not +relicense existing code or override third-party terms. Preserve an existing +license unless the author deliberately changes it. For mixed-purpose projects, +follow the author's selected scope rather than inferring different licenses for +individual packages. + +Use the upstream [application COPYRIGHT example](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/a469273adda336625f96b9d769ea27b33999f146/examples/licensing/application/COPYRIGHT) +or [library COPYRIGHT example](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/a469273adda336625f96b9d769ea27b33999f146/examples/licensing/library/COPYRIGHT) +to create the project’s root `COPYRIGHT` file. +Use verified project names, contribution years, and copyright holders. +For another selected license, adapt the grant, SPDX expression, disclaimer, and +text references together to reflect the author's selected grant. + +For GPLv3 projects, copy the complete GPLv3 text into `LICENSE`. For LGPLv3 +projects, place the complete LGPLv3 text followed by the complete GPLv3 text in +`LICENSE`; the LGPL incorporates the GPL terms. Keep the texts unmodified and +place project-specific statements in `COPYRIGHT`. For the default grants, the +grant and SPDX expression in `COPYRIGHT` must expressly identify `or-later`; +follow the author’s choice if a different grant is selected. + +For other licenses, provide their complete text and any required project-specific +fields; the standard reference collection remains unchanged. Keep `COPYRIGHT`, +`LICENSE`, SPDX expressions, and README descriptions consistent with the actual +grant. This convention introduces no blanket requirement for per-file headers; +preserve notices or add them where the applicable terms require them. + +Identify separately licensed documentation or assets in the project grant, with +links to their attribution and license information. An application's default +code license does not override the terms of incorporated documentation. + +## Upstream Attribution House Format + +Begin `docs/oss/attribution.md` with `# Open Source Attribution Notices`, +followed directly by component entries. These comprise the complete document. + +Each entry presents these five fields in order, with blank lines between them: + +1. **Project name** as a level-two heading. An optional identification paragraph + may follow, such as `Selected module: MODULE at VERSION.` with the module and + version in backticks. For copied documentation, a concise `Material:` sentence + may identify the affected files and whether they were adapted or copied + without modification. A factual qualifier such as `(transitive dependency)` + is permitted. Limit optional identification prose to factual component and + material scope. +2. **Upstream copyright statement or statements**, preserving their wording. + Put multiple statements in separate paragraphs. Include this field when the + selected upstream source supplies an applicable statement; otherwise, omit it. +3. **SPDX license identifier or expression**, when applicable, using + `SPDX-License-Identifier: EXPRESSION`. +4. **License and notice links**, beginning `License and notices:`, separated + by ` | `, and ending with a period. Label local standard texts by license + name, such as `MIT` or `Apache 2.0`. Label upstream files by their actual + filenames, such as `COPYRIGHT`, `LICENSE`, `NOTICE`, or `PATENTS`. +5. **Source repository link**, rendered exactly as `[Source](COMMIT_URL).`. + +Use the upstream [attribution example](https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/policy/src/commit/a469273adda336625f96b9d769ea27b33999f146/examples/licensing/attribution.md) +to create the project’s `docs/oss/attribution.md`. +The example illustrates omitted fields and multiple copyrights and licenses. +Replace the uppercase placeholders and illustrative URLs with actual component +information. Local license links are relative to the destination +`docs/oss/attribution.md`; copy the applicable texts into its `licenses/` +directory. Do not copy example entries for components the project does not use. + +These are five fields, not a line limit. Omit the SPDX field when no applicable +identifier exists; identify nonstandard terms through the linked text. Preserve +licensing alternatives and exceptions, and record a selected option when +relevant through the factual license identification. Do not invent an identifier +or silently resolve an unsettled licensing choice. + +Keep entries factual. Do not add agent-authored explanations of license +expressions, file-level license scope, research performed, retained source +notices, or compliance conclusions. Avoid filler such as "none is invented +here" and embellished link labels such as "upstream LICENSE", "additional +patent grant", or "at the imported commit". Preserve actual required upstream +content; this rule excludes editorial additions, not required notices. Policy +interpretation and exception reasoning belong in the adopted OSS policy or an +appropriate decision record, not the attribution document. + +## License Texts And Upstream Links + +Link standard license texts to their local copies. Link project-specific +notices to their upstream copies. Every upstream repository or notice link must +identify the exact commit corresponding to the +imported version, including the selected source revision for copied material. + +Classify material according to its contents. An upstream `LICENSE`, +`COPYING`, or similar file may contain project-specific notices or exceptions +in addition to standard wording. Link both the local standard text and the +commit-specific upstream file when needed. Make companion license texts directly +reachable from the entry. + +For project-specific license and attribution material, this policy accepts +direct links to the applicable upstream texts as satisfying reproduction, +inclusion, or copy requirements. This is the adopted house interpretation. +Agents must apply it without adding local-copy requirements or seeking repeated +approval solely because a license uses those terms. + +This interpretation concerns notice reproduction. Concrete obligations such as +marking modified files or supplying corresponding source receive their own +applicable treatment. Preserve required notices already present in incorporated +source files; the central attribution entry does not authorize stripping them. + +## Discoverability + +End the project's README with two friendly statements linking to its actual +grant in `COPYRIGHT` and the attribution document. For example, for a project +with the stated license: + +```markdown +PROJECT_NAME is licensed under the [LGPL v3.0 or later](COPYRIGHT). + +[Open Source attribution notices](docs/oss/attribution.md) are available. +``` + +Each new checked-in release document and its hosted download page must end +with links whose visible text is `COPYRIGHT | LICENSE | ATTRIBUTION`. Use absolute +URLs to those files at the release's immutable tag or corresponding immutable source +revision so the links work in both locations. This release navigation is distinct +from upstream component links, which must use the imported commit. + +Reuse the checked-in release document as the hosted release body where supported. +The release procedure owns concrete URLs and publication mechanics for delivering +the links through the selected channel. Do not maintain duplicate notice lists. +These conventions do not by themselves require separate downloadable license +assets, source bundles, or a different binary package format. + +For Notarius, the [release runbook](../release.md) owns the concrete source-only +publication process and release navigation. + +## Maintenance And Exceptions + +Update project licensing statements together when the author changes the grant +or its scope. Update upstream notices in the change that adds, removes, upgrades, +copies, or changes the distribution of a relevant component. Check the selected source's license +and notices rather than assuming they are unchanged. Update affected entries, +commit links, and texts; retain historical versions through Git. + +Check affected statements, faithful standard-text copies, and link destinations +as part of ordinary change review. For a future release tag, check intended file +paths against the candidate source; the tag need not resolve remotely before +publication. Do not add publication-time network checks, CI polling, recurring +legal sign-offs, mandatory scanners, or a full software bill of materials merely +to implement this policy. + +Use the House Format routinely. Raise an exception only for a concrete obligation +or unresolved rights question it does not address, including any arising from a +particular distribution channel. Record the issue and selected treatment in the +adopted OSS policy or an appropriate decision record. Attribution entries +contain the resulting factual identification and required material, without +repeating that reasoning. Resolve the issue before the affected use or +distribution without reopening settled choices. +Common ownership of projects is neither required nor a blanket exception. + +Apply the formatting convention prospectively. Do not rewrite published tags, +notes, binaries, or checksums to retrofit it. Address actual omissions deliberately +under the applicable terms and the [release correction policy](release.md#immutability-and-failure-recovery). +Ordinary attribution maintenance and release links are preparation work, not new +release approval gates. diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md index aa152f70..64202f90 100644 --- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md +++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ The transition may temporarily contain mixed versions without claiming otherwise ## Stage 1 — Establish Provenance And Copied-Policy Licensing +**Status:** Complete (2026-09-28). + **Goal:** Establish the self-contained adoption and licensing foundation. One prompt limited to two short policies and their actual notice materials.