From 99862f3bdd5b20a24f8343ce935c3e09ce23959f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clement Ho Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:46:14 -0600 Subject: Add process for requesting approval for licenses --- doc/development/licensing.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/development/licensing.md b/doc/development/licensing.md index 5d177eb26ee..1f115059fb8 100644 --- a/doc/development/licensing.md +++ b/doc/development/licensing.md @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ 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]. +## 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. + ## Notes Decisions regarding the GNU GPL licenses are based on information provided by [The GNU Project][GNU-GPL-FAQ], as well as [the Open Source Initiative][OSI-GPL], which both state that linking GPL libraries makes the program itself GPL. @@ -96,3 +100,6 @@ Gems which are included only in the "development" or "test" groups by Bundler ar [OSI-GPL]: https://opensource.org/faq#linking-proprietary-code [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 +[Acceptable-Licenses]: #acceptable-licenses +[Unacceptable-Licenses]: #unacceptable-licenses -- cgit v1.2.1