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diff --git a/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn b/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4079f14 --- /dev/null +++ b/policies/inclusion/legal.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@ +Copyrights and Licensing [copyrights] +===================================== + +To be included in this distribution, a software package must either be free of +any copyright interests (i.e. exist in the "public domain") or be accompanied by +one or more public copyright licenses. If accompanied by one license, the +license must be a free license. If accompanied by multiple disjunctive +licenses, at least one of the licenses must be free (the package will then be +included under the terms of one of the free licenses). + +A "free" license is one that is classified as free by at least one of the +following resources and is not classified as non-free by any of the following +resources: + + * Free Software Foundation, Inc.'s License List, as defined in + $[sectlink][res-fsf-ll] + * List of Licenses Approved by the Fedora Project, as defined in + $[sectlink][res-fedora-approved] + * List of Licenses Approved by the Open Source Initiative, as defined in + $[sectlink][res-osi-approved] + * List of Licenses that Meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines, as defined + in $[sectlink][res-dfsg-free] + * List of Licenses that Meet the Definition of Free Cultural Works, as defined + in $[sectlink][res-dfcw-ll] + +These resources and their license classifications are described under License +Classification Resources, $[sectlink][lic-class-res]. + +Licenses that are not classified in any way by any of the above resources shall +be reviewed individually. Such licenses may be considered "free" under this +policy provided 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 [lic-class-ex] +---------------------------------------------- + +Version 1.0 of the Artistic License is listed as a license that meets the Debian +Free Software Guidelines. However, Free Software Foundation, Inc. lists the +license as non-free. At least one resource lists it as non-free, so – even +though at least one resource lists it as free – Artistic License version 1.0 is +considered non-free according to this policy. + +The Free Art License is categorized as free on Free Software Foundation, Inc.'s +license list and the list of licenses that meet the Definition of Free Cultural +Works. However, the Debian Project has identified multiple potential problems +in the interpretation of the license terms and lists the license as one "whose +status is unsettled", which for the purposes of this policy makes the license +non-free according to this resource. Again, at least one resource lists it as +non-free, so the Free Art License is considered non-free according to this +policy. + +Exceptions and Additions +------------------------ + +The SIL Open Font License is considered non-free according to this policy, +despite its classification as free in Free Software Foundation, Inc.'s license +list, the Fedora Project's approved licenses list, the Open Source Initiative's +approved licenses list, and the list of licenses that meet the Debian Free +Software Guidelines. + + +License Classification Resources [lic-class-res] +================================================ + +Free Software Foundation, Inc.'s License List [res-fsf-ll] +---------------------------------------------------------- + +Free Software Foundation, Inc. (FSF) is a non-profit organization incorporated +in the United States of America. The FSF has published a document titled +"[Various Licenses and Comments about Them][fsfll]" that lists copyright +licenses in various categories. + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered free by this resource: + + * GPL-Compatible Free Software Licenses + * GPL-Incompatible Free Software Licenses + * Free Documentation Licenses + * Licenses for Works of Practical Use Besides Software and Documentation + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered non-free by this resource: + + * Nonfree Software Licenses + * Nonfree Documentation Licenses + * Licenses for Works of Opinion and Judgment + +List of Licenses Approved by the Fedora Project [res-fedora-approved] +--------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The Fedora Project is the community that develops the Fedora GNU/Linux +distribution, sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. The Fedora Project maintains a +[list of acceptable licenses][fpll] under which software may be included in +Fedora. + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered free by this resource: + + * Software License List, Good Licenses + * Documentation Licenses, Good Licenses + * Content Licenses, Good Licenses + * Font Licenses, Good Licenses + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered non-free by this resource: + + * Software License List, Bad Licenses + * Software License List, Unknown Licenses + * Documentation Licenses, Bad Licenses + * Content Licenses, Bad Licenses + * Font Licenses, Bad Licenses + +List of Licenses Approved by the Open Source Initiative [res-osi-approved] +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit organization incoroporated in +the United States of America. The OSI has published the Open Source Definition, +a set of criteria that qualify software packages as "open source". The OSI +maintains a [list of licenses that it has approved][osial] for the "open source" +label via its License Review Process. + +For the purposes of this policy, all licenses listed in the referenced document +are considered free by this resource. + +List of Licenses that Meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines [res-dfsg-free] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +The Debian Project is the community that develops the Debian GNU/Linux +distribution, sponsored by Software in the Public Interest, Inc. (SPI). The +Debian Project ratified the Debian Social Contract, including the Debian Free +Software Guidelines, a set of requirements for software packages to be included +as official parts of Debian. The Debian Project maintains a [list of licenses +that meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines][dfsgl]. + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered free by this resource: + + * The Big DFSG-compatible Licenses + +For the purposes of this policy, licenses listed in the referenced document +under the following categories are considered non-free by this resource: + + * Licenses whose status is unsettled + * Licenses that are DFSG-incompatible + +For the avoidance of doubt, the GNU Free Documentation License is considered +free by this resource when it is applied with no invariant sections. + +List of Licenses that Meet the Definition of Free Cultural Works [res-dfcw-ll] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +The Definition of Free Cultural Works was initiated by Erik Möller and +co-initiated by Benjamin Mako Hill. Along with the definition itself is +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. + + +General Legal Issues [general-legal-issues] +=========================================== + +Software packages the use or distribution of which is unlawful may not be +included in this distribution. + + +[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 +[dfsgl]: http://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses +[dfcwl]: http://freedomdefined.org/Licenses#List_of_licenses + +<!-- Warning: pseudoperl ahead +sub is_free +{ + return ((free(fsfll) or free(osial) or free(dfsgl) or free(dfcwl)) and not + (nonfree(fsfll) or nonfree(osial) or nonfree(dfsgl) or nonfree(dfcwl))); +} +--> |