kotovalexarian-likes-gitlab/gitlab-org--gitlab-foss
1
0
Fork 0
Code Releases Activity

WTFPL is deamed unacceptable

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Kim "BKC" Carlbäcker 2017-09-25 18:11:40 +02:00
parent 4d88f64968
commit c5e6e45f11
1 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

3
doc/development/licensing.md
View file

@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are unacceptable for use:
- [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.
- [WTFPL][WTFPL]: is a public domain dedication [rejected by the OSI (3.2)][WTFPL-OSI]. Also has a strong language which is not in accordance with our diversity policy.
## Requesting Approval for Licenses
@ -108,3 +109,5 @@ Gems which are included only in the "development" or "test" groups by Bundler ar
[x-list]: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x
[Acceptable-Licenses]: #acceptable-licenses
[Unacceptable-Licenses]: #unacceptable-licenses
[WTFPL]: https://wtfpl.net
[WTFPL-OSI]: https://opensource.org/minutes20090304