From 0debff7f00dfb7a8f7456aa1ac81023e4a107b8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian E Carpenter Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:43:06 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Update copyright note re RFC extracts --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 31a6a62..c227e23 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ That chapter also contains instructions for the use of GitHub markdown. Please Note that contributions **MUST** be original writing unless the contributor has the legal right to submit existing material under the agreed license (see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md)). -If we use direct quotations from RFCs they **MUST** be small extracts that can be considered "fair use" as mentioned in the relevant [IETF Trust FAQ](https://trustee.ietf.org/about/faq/#reproducing-rfcs) under "Am I allowed to reproduce extracts from RFCs?" +If we use direct quotations from RFCs they **MUST** be small extracts that can be considered "fair use" as mentioned in the relevant [IETF Trust FAQ](https://trustee.ietf.org/about/faq/#reproducing-rfcs) under "Am I allowed to reproduce extracts from RFCs?" However, *modified* extracts from RFCs are not allowed. + +(For avoidance of doubt, if *you* personally are the copyright holder of original material, *you* may contribute it here under [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) even if it has also been contributed to an RFC.) We will appoint two or three people as top-level editors who can declare consensus and approve PRs.