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diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md index 538c8f2039b..40ff604c7c4 100644 --- a/doc/development/licensing.md +++ b/doc/development/licensing.md @@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ More detailed information on how the gem and its commands work is available in t Libraries with the following licenses are acceptable for use: -- [The MIT License][MIT] (the MIT Expat License specifically): The MIT License requires that the license itself is included with all copies of the source. It is a permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative. -- [LGPL][LGPL] (version 2, version 3): GPL constraints regarding modification and redistribution under the same license are not required of projects using an LGPL library, only upon modification of the LGPL-licensed library itself. -- [Apache 2.0 License][apache-2]: A permissive license that also provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors to users. +- [The MIT License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) (the MIT Expat License specifically): The MIT License requires that the license itself is included with all copies of the source. It is a permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative. +- [LGPL](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/) (version 2, version 3): GPL constraints regarding modification and redistribution under the same license are not required of projects using an LGPL library, only upon modification of the LGPL-licensed library itself. +- [Apache 2.0 License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/): A permissive license that also provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors to users. - [Ruby 1.8 License][ruby-1.8]: Dual-licensed under either itself or the GPLv2, defer to the Ruby License itself. Acceptable because of point 3b: "You may distribute the software in object code or binary form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of the software." - [Ruby 1.9 License][ruby-1.9]: Dual-licensed under either itself or the BSD 2-Clause License, defer to BSD 2-Clause. - [BSD 2-Clause License][BSD-2-Clause]: A permissive (non-copyleft) license as defined by the Open Source Initiative. @@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Libraries with the following licenses are acceptable for use: Libraries with the following licenses require legal approval 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. +- [GNU GPL](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/) (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](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/): 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. @@ -109,19 +109,14 @@ Dependencies which are only used in development or test environment are exempt f [CE]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/blob/master/LICENSE [EE]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/LICENSE [license_finder]: https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder -[MIT]: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/ -[LGPL]: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/ -[apache-2]: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/ [ruby-1.8]: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/ruby_1_8_6/COPYING [ruby-1.9]: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/license.txt [BSD-2-Clause]: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause [BSD-3-Clause]: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause [ISC]: https://opensource.org/licenses/ISC [CC0]: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ -[GPL]: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/ [GPLv2]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt [GPLv3]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt -[AGPLv3]: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/ [GNU-GPL-FAQ]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL [OSI-GPL]: https://opensource.org/faq#linking-proprietary-code [OSL]: https://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0 |