From b47798664d8653acbebfd65ad26fb72b25454e99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Thomas Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:03:49 +0100 Subject: Update licensing query guidelines --- doc/development/licensing.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/development/licensing.md') diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md index 1f115059fb8..2b16dfe0e7c 100644 --- a/doc/development/licensing.md +++ b/doc/development/licensing.md @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are unacceptable for use: ## Requesting Approval for Licenses -Libraries that are not listed in the [Acceptable Licenses][Acceptable-Licenses] or [Unacceptable Licenses][Unacceptable-Licenses] list can be submitted to the legal team for review. Please create an issue in the [Organization Repository][Org-Repo] and cc `@gl-legal`. After a decision has been made, the original requestor is responsible for updating this document. +Libraries that are not listed in the [Acceptable Licenses][Acceptable-Licenses] or [Unacceptable Licenses][Unacceptable-Licenses] list can be submitted to the legal team for review. Please email `legal@gitlab.com` with the details. After a decision has been made, the original requestor is responsible for updating this document. ## Notes -- cgit v1.2.1 From 3699362e9fe2dc67247f9ea9c1b74816054b2a74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Thomas Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 18:18:08 +0100 Subject: Approve the Unlicense --- doc/development/licensing.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/development/licensing.md') diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md index 2b16dfe0e7c..60da7b9166d 100644 --- a/doc/development/licensing.md +++ b/doc/development/licensing.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are acceptable for use: - [BSD 3-Clause License][BSD-3-Clause] (also known as New BSD or Modified BSD): A permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative - [ISC License][ISC] (also known as the OpenBSD License): A permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative. - [Creative Commons Zero (CC0)][CC0]: A public domain dedication, recommended as a way to disclaim copyright on your work to the maximum extent possible. +- [Unlicense][UNLICENSE]: Another public domain dedication. ## Unacceptable Licenses @@ -101,5 +102,6 @@ Gems which are included only in the "development" or "test" groups by Bundler ar [OSL]: https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0 [OSL-GNU]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#OSL [Org-Repo]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/organization +[UNLICENSE]: https://unlicense.org [Acceptable-Licenses]: #acceptable-licenses [Unacceptable-Licenses]: #unacceptable-licenses -- cgit v1.2.1 From 9f48181885d2e276aa237c48a99f05601460d01e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Thomas Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 13:58:17 +0100 Subject: Add Facebook BSD+PATENTS license to the "unacceptable" list --- doc/development/licensing.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/development/licensing.md') diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md index 60da7b9166d..9a5811d8474 100644 --- a/doc/development/licensing.md +++ b/doc/development/licensing.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are unacceptable for use: - [GNU GPL][GPL] (version 1, [version 2][GPLv2], [version 3][GPLv3], or any future versions): GPL-licensed libraries cannot be linked to from non-GPL projects. - [GNU AGPLv3][AGPLv3]: AGPL-licensed libraries cannot be linked to from non-GPL projects. - [Open Software License (OSL)][OSL]: is a copyleft license. In addition, the FSF [recommend against its use][OSL-GNU]. +- [Facebook BSD + PATENTS][Facebook]: is a 3-clause BSD license with a patent grant that has been deemed [Category X][x-list] by the Apache foundation. ## Requesting Approval for Licenses @@ -103,5 +104,7 @@ Gems which are included only in the "development" or "test" groups by Bundler ar [OSL-GNU]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#OSL [Org-Repo]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/organization [UNLICENSE]: https://unlicense.org +[Facebook]: https://code.facebook.com/pages/850928938376556 +[x-list]: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x [Acceptable-Licenses]: #acceptable-licenses [Unacceptable-Licenses]: #unacceptable-licenses -- cgit v1.2.1