From 00473158a0397f5cd28599f28c60ef72b317543b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:53:51 -0400 Subject: Provide for licenses not mentioned by resources. --- (limited to 'policies') 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 -- cgit v0.9.1