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| author | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2012-06-17 17:53:51 (EDT) |
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| committer | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2012-06-17 17:53:51 (EDT) |
| commit | 00473158a0397f5cd28599f28c60ef72b317543b (patch) | |
| tree | da9be05fbb8061b3ce4ea86c282b84c7d8d130a1 /policies | |
| parent | 1b54e996f5c50ab531ea61d268f35f8f905fc260 (diff) | |
Provide for licenses not mentioned by resources.
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| -rw-r--r-- | policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn | 15 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn b/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn index 40a81ac..8828765 100644 --- a/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn +++ b/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn @@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ resources: These resources and their license classifications are described under [License Classification Resources][]. +Licenses that are not mentioned by any of the above resources shall be reviewed +case by case. Such licenses may be considered "free" under this policy if they +meet the requirements of the following definitions: + + * The [Free Software Definition][fsd], as published by Free Software + Foundation, Inc. + * The [Open Source Definition][osd], as published by the Open Source + Initiative. + * The [Definition of Free Cultural Works][dfcw], as maintained by Erik Möller + and Benjamin Mako Hill. + License Classification Examples ------------------------------- @@ -140,6 +151,10 @@ published a [list of licenses that meet the definition][dfcwl]. For the purposes of this policy, all licenses listed in the referenced document are considered free by this resource. + +[fsd]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html +[osd]: http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd +[dfcw]: http://freedomdefined.org/Definition [fsfll]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html [fpll]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing [osial]: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical |