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= Licensing Guidelines
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- :url-fedora-licensing: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing
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- :fedora-licensing-list: {url-fedora-licensing}#SoftwareLicenses[Fedora licensing list]
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- :fedora-licensing: {url-fedora-licensing}[Fedora Licensing]
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== Fedora Licensing
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The goal of the Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to create a complete,
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general purpose operating system exclusively from free and open source software.
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- All software in Fedora must be under licenses that has been determined to be https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-approval/[allowed for Fedora].
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+ All software in Fedora must be under licenses that have been determined to
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+ be https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-approval/[allowed for Fedora].
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This criteria is based on the licenses approved by the
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https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses[Free Software Foundation],
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https://opensource.org/licenses/[OSI]
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and consultation with Red Hat Legal.
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- For more details on the criteria for allowed and not-allowed licenses, questions related to process,
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- or other helpful guidance related to Fedora licensing, see https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/[Licensing in Fedora].
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+ For more details on the criteria for allowed and not-allowed licenses, processes related to licensing,
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+ or other guidance related to Fedora licensing,
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+ see xref:legal::index.adoc[Licensing in Fedora].
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- The information here provides guidance on how to add license text in `+%license+` and how to populate the `+License:+` field of
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+ The information here provides guidance on how to add license text in `+%license+`
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+ and how to populate the `+License:+` field of
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spec files for Fedora packages.
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== License Text
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== License: field
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Every Fedora package must contain a `+License:+` entry.
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- Maintainers should be aware that the contents of the `+License:+` field are understood to not be legally binding (only the source code itself is),
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+ Maintainers should be aware that the contents of the `+License:+` field are understood to not be legally
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+ binding (only the source code itself is),
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but maintainers must make every possible effort to be accurate when filling the `+License:+` field.
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- The License: field refers to the licenses of the contents of the *_binary_* rpm.
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+ The `License:` field refers to the licenses of the contents of the *_binary_* rpm.
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- This policy and examples can be found at https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-field/[License: field in Spec file].
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+ This policy and examples can be found at xref:legal::license-field.adoc/[License: field in spec file].
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=== Valid License Short Names
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The `+License:+` field for new packages as of July 2022 must be filled with the appropriate SPDX license identifier or
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- expression from the list of https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/allowed-licenses/[allowed licenses for Fedora.
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+ expression from the list of xref:legal::allowed-licenses.adoc/[allowed licenses] for Fedora.
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Note that some licenses may be allowed for only certain types of material, e.g., fonts, content, or documentation.
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- The SPDX License List provides identifiers for each individual license or exception based on a set of matching guidelines.
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- For example, licenses that have different versions or options related to later versions have specific identifiers.
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+ The https://spdx.org/licenses/[SPDX License List] provides identifiers for each individual license
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+ or exception based on a set of matching guidelines.
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SPDX license expressions cover situations where multiple licenses apply to a package, where there is a choice
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of a license, and where licenses are coupled with exceptions or additional permissions.
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- https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-field/[License: field in Spec file] contains examples and further explanations for using SPDX expressions in the `License:` field.
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+ xref:legal::license-field.adoc/[License: field in Spec file] contains examples
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+ and further explanations for using SPDX expressions in the `License:` field.
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For more information on what to do if you find a license that is not on the Fedora list,
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- does not have a corresponding SPDX license identifier or expression, or other process questions, see https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-review-process/[License Review Process].
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+ does not have a corresponding SPDX license identifier or expression, or other process questions,
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+ see xref:legal::license-review-process.adoc/[License Review Process].
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jlovejoy
commented 2 years ago
fixes a few typos and odd/awkward wording
Signed-off-by: Jilayne Lovejoy