Improvements to QC.Lic

README.md

@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@
 [![PDF Manuscript](https://img.shields.io/badge/manuscript-PDF-blue.svg)](https://indigo-dc.github.io/sqa-baseline/manuscript.pdf)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/indigo-dc/sqa-baseline.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/indigo-dc/sqa-baseline)
 
-## Main contributing projects and institutes
-
-<p float="left">
-    <img src="content/images/logo-SYNERGY.png" height="50">
-    <img src="content/images/logo-DEEP.png" height="50">
-    <img src="content/images/logo-XDC.png" height="50">
-    <img src="content/images/logo-INDIGO.png" height="50">
-</p>
+## Institutions owning the Result
 
 <p float="left">
     <img src="content/images/logo-LIP.png" height="50">
@@ -22,6 +15,15 @@
     <img src="content/images/logo-UPV.png" height="50">
 </p>
 
+## Projects developing the document
+
+<p float="left">
+    <img src="content/images/logo-SYNERGY.png" height="50">
+    <img src="content/images/logo-DEEP.png" height="50">
+    <img src="content/images/logo-XDC.png" height="50">
+    <img src="content/images/logo-INDIGO.png" height="50">
+</p>
+
 ## Motivation
 
 Research software development and maintenance often suffers from a lack of

content/00.front-matter.md

@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
 ##}
 _A DOI-citable version of this manuscript is available at <http://hdl.handle.net/10261/160086>_.
 
-{## Template to insert build date and source ##}
-<small><em>
-This manuscript
-{% if manubot.ci_source is defined and manubot.ci_source.provider == "appveyor" -%}
-([permalink]({{manubot.ci_source.artifact_url}}))
-{% elif manubot.html_url_versioned is defined -%}
-([permalink]({{manubot.html_url_versioned}}))
-{% endif -%}
-was automatically generated
-{% if manubot.ci_source is defined -%}
-from [{{manubot.ci_source.repo_slug}}@{{manubot.ci_source.commit | truncate(length=7, end='', leeway=0)}}](https://github.com/{{manubot.ci_source.repo_slug}}/tree/{{manubot.ci_source.commit}})
-{% endif -%}
-on {{manubot.date}} with the use of <https://gitlab.com/manubot/rootstock/>.
-</em></small>
-
 ## Authors
 
 {## Template for listing authors ##}

content/06.quality_criteria.md

@@ -149,19 +149,28 @@ set of change-based tests.
 ### 4.2.1. Licensing [QC.Lic]
 
 * **[QC.Lic01]** As open-source software, source code **MUST** adhere to an open-source license to
-  be freely used, modified and distributed by others. Non-licensed software is exclusive copyright
-  by default.
+  be freely studied, used, modified and distributed by others. Non-licensed software is exclusive
+  copyright by default.
 
-  * **[QC.Lic01.1]** Licenses **MUST** be physically present (e.g. as a LICENSE file) in the root
+  * **[QC.Lic01.1]** Licenses **MUST** be physically present (e.g. as a `LICENSE` file) in the root
   of all the source code repositories related to the software component.
 
+  * **[QC.Lic01.2]** Additionally, licenses **MAY** be physically present in a `LICENSES` folder
+  in the root path of the code repository, in compliance with the REUSE specification. This is
+  specially suitable when the code uses multiple licenses.
+
 * **[QC.Lic02]** License **MUST** be compliant with the Open Source Definition
   [@https://opensource.org/osd].
 
   * **[QC.Lic02.1]** **RECOMMENDED** licenses are listed in the Open Source Initiative portal under
     the Popular Licenses category [@https://opensource.org/licenses], c.f. the complete list of
     Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) [@https://spdx.org/licenses].
 
+* **[QC.Lic03]** For the sake of accuracy, and in line with **[QC.Lic01.2]**, it is **RECOMMENDED**
+  that all files (both text plain and binary) present in the code repository reflect the licensing
+  information. This can be done using the SPDX file tag `SPDX-FileCopyrightText`, placed as a
+  comment at the top of the file.
+
 ### 4.2.2. Code metadata [QC.Met]
 
 Metadata for the software component provides a way to achieve its full identification, thus making

content/08.annex.md

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ applicable programming language. This list is based on the template file in
 | tox          | **QC.Sty**, **QC.Uni**, **QC.Sec**, **QC.Doc** | <https://tox.readthedocs.io/>         | Automated test framework |
 | bandit       | **QC.Sec** | Python               | <https://bandit.readthedocs.io/>           | Static security |
 | licensee     | **QC.Lic** | Agnostic             | <https://github.com/licensee/licensee>     | Check license   |
+| reuse-tool   | **QC.Lic** | Agnostic             | https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool         | Check compliance with REUSE specification |
 | cff-converter-python  | **QC.Met** | Agnostic     | <https://github.com/citation-file-format/cff-converter-python>            | Code metadata |
 | checkCitable | **QC.Met** | Agnostic             | <https://github.com/EOSC-synergy/sqa-composer-templates/tree/main/QC.Met> | Code metadata |
 | markdownlint | **QC.Doc** | Markdown             | <https://github.com/markdownlint/markdownlint> | Documentation |