Index: modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.72
diff -u -p -r1.72 taxonomy.admin.inc
--- modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc	9 Oct 2009 01:00:05 -0000	1.72
+++ modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc	13 Oct 2009 15:49:14 -0000
@@ -694,7 +694,9 @@ function taxonomy_form_term($form, &$for
   if ($edit['tid']) {
     $form['delete'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
-      '#value' => t('Delete'));
+      '#value' => t('Delete'),
+      '#access' => user_access("delete terms in $vocabulary->$vid") || user_access('administer taxonomy'),
+    );
     $form['tid'] = array(
       '#type' => 'value',
       '#value' => $edit['tid']);
Index: modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module,v
retrieving revision 1.516
diff -u -p -r1.516 taxonomy.module
--- modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module	10 Oct 2009 18:42:52 -0000	1.516
+++ modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module	13 Oct 2009 15:49:14 -0000
@@ -10,12 +10,28 @@
  * Implement hook_permission().
  */
 function taxonomy_permission() {
-  return array(
+
+  $permissions = array(
     'administer taxonomy' => array(
       'title' => t('Administer taxonomy'),
       'description' => t('Manage taxonomy vocabularies and terms.'),
     ),
   );
+  foreach (taxonomy_get_vocabularies() as $vocabulary) {
+    $permissions += array(
+      'edit terms in ' . $vocabulary->vid => array(
+        'title' => t('Edit terms in %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+        'description' => t('Edit terms in the %vocabulary vocabulary.', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+      ),
+    );
+    $permissions += array(
+       'delete terms in ' . $vocabulary->vid => array(
+         'title' => t('Delete terms in %vocabulary', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+         'description' => t('Delete terms in the %vocabulary vocabulary.', array('%vocabulary' => $vocabulary->name)),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+  return $permissions;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -210,7 +226,8 @@ function taxonomy_menu() {
     'title' => 'Edit term',
     'page callback' => 'taxonomy_term_edit',
     'page arguments' => array(2),
-    'access arguments' => array('administer taxonomy'),
+    'access callback' => 'taxonomy_term_edit_access',
+    'access arguments' => array(2),
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'weight' => 10,
     'file' => 'taxonomy.pages.inc',
@@ -273,6 +290,13 @@ function taxonomy_menu() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Return edit access for a given term.
+ */
+function taxonomy_term_edit_access($term) {
+  return user_access("edit terms in $term->vid") || user_access('administer taxonomy');
+}
+
+/**
  * Return the vocabulary name given the vocabulary object.
  */
 function taxonomy_admin_vocabulary_title_callback($vocabulary) {