> >      * READMEs and other textfiles that aid in understanding the source.
 > >        (Exceptions for these are automatically granted, provided the files
 > >        end in ".txt".)
 > 
 > What about text files like manual pages ? Currently we ship the
 > _original_ ksh93 manual page to have this part of the documentation
 > exactly 1:1 in sync with the code (while the official Solaris ksh93
 > manual page is a derived version with various changes and usually laggs
 > behind the actual status of the code). Does this fall under the same
 > category as the "text files" waiver or is a seperate explanation needed
 > ?

I think that probably needs a separate explanation.

 > >      * Source subtrees that will likely be resynched with an upstream 
 > > entity
 > >        (e.g., sqlite).  (This exception does not extend to unused build
 > >        infrastructure: upstream Makefiles and other unused build files are
 > >        forbidden since they are a hazard to those maintaining ON's actual
 > >        build infrastructure.)
 > 
 > What about sources which are currently not used but will be used later ?

By itself, that's not an adequate justification -- but the example you
cited would be covered as part of the "upstream entity" exception.

-- 
meem
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