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authorP. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2012-06-17 17:53:51 (EDT)
committer P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2012-06-17 17:53:51 (EDT)
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Provide for licenses not mentioned by resources.
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@@ -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