Merge #409

409: A few tweaks to the docs for AutoMerge guidelines r=DilumAluthge a=DilumAluthge

I've bumped the version number because the `stable` docs link is not updated unless we register and tag a new release.

Co-authored-by: Dilum Aluthge <[email protected]>

Author: bors[bot]

Project.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "RegistryCI"
 uuid = "0c95cc5f-2f7e-43fe-82dd-79dbcba86b32"
 authors = ["Dilum Aluthge <[email protected]>", "Fredrik Ekre <[email protected]>", "contributors"]
-version = "7.1.4"
+version = "7.1.5"
 
 [deps]
 Base64 = "2a0f44e3-6c83-55bd-87e4-b1978d98bd5f"

docs/src/guidelines.md

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ CurrentModule = RegistryCI
 
 # Automatic merging guidelines
 
+These are the guidelines that a pull request must pass in order to be automatically merged.
+
+All of those guidelines are enabled on the General registry.
+
+For other registries, some of these guidelines can be disabled.
+
 ## New packages
 
 ```@eval

src/AutoMerge/guidelines.jl

@@ -591,7 +591,9 @@ const guideline_version_has_osi_license = Guideline(;
         "License: The package should have an ",
         "[OSI-approved software license](https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical) ",
         "located in the top-level directory of the package code, ",
-        "e.g. in a file named `LICENSE` or `LICENSE.md`.",
+        "e.g. in a file named `LICENSE` or `LICENSE.md`. ",
+        "This check is required for the General registry. ",
+        "For other registries, registry maintainers have the option to disable this check.",
     ),
     check = data -> meets_version_has_osi_license(
         data.pkg;