[dpdk-dev] [v5] doc: define qualification criteria for external library

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 14:01:37 +0530
Jerin Jacob <jerinjacobk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal at nxp.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 08-Jan-24 1:28 PM, jerinj at marvell.com wrote:  
> > > From: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
> > >
> > > Define qualification criteria for external library
> > > based on a techboard meeting minutes [1] and past
> > > learnings from mailing list discussion.
> > >
> > > [1]
> > > http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2019-June/135847.html
> > > https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2024-January/284849.html
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
> > > Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>  
> 
> > > +#. **Distributions License:**
> > > +
> > > +   - No specific constraints beyond documentation.  
> >
> > Though we are not mandatory open distribution. However we should ask for the
> > defining the distribution aspect clearly in the library.  
> 
> How about following then,
> 
> No specific constraints, but clear documentation on distribution usage
> aspects is required.
> 
> If not, please suggest the exact wording.

The wording specifies the intent here, and that is not what matters.
This is not a legal document where someone will take us to court
if the board doesn't accept a library.