From 390b1c7843820aec0bd232a2ee872c51a8771844 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: spwoodcock Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:12:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add licensing section about 'uncertain licenses' --- docs/dev-guide/repo-management/licensing.md | 16 +++++++++ docs/images/logos/oam-logo.svg | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/images/logos/oam-logo.svg diff --git a/docs/dev-guide/repo-management/licensing.md b/docs/dev-guide/repo-management/licensing.md index 76ec084..836bd4e 100644 --- a/docs/dev-guide/repo-management/licensing.md +++ b/docs/dev-guide/repo-management/licensing.md @@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ here. - Intel Open Source License - FreeBSD license +### Uncertain Licenses + +Being technologists, and not lawyers, we do not have the time or +expertise to identify and assess every license type available. + +There are some licenses that could potentially be compatible, +but we do not have a well formed opinion about their usage. +Typically we would defer to an authority such as the FSF. + +These licenses may include, but are not limited to: + +- EUPL-1.2 + +For the moment we do not expressly forbid their usage, but the +rationale for doing so should be explained on a case-by-case basis. + ### Incompatible Licenses The Open Source Initiative also has a list of [approved open source diff --git a/docs/images/logos/oam-logo.svg b/docs/images/logos/oam-logo.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c96a254 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/images/logos/oam-logo.svg @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + \ No newline at end of file