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authorUlrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>2022-06-24 18:56:46 +0200
committerUlrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>2022-06-25 08:16:13 +0200
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general-concepts/copyright-policy: List licenses explicitly
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
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@@ -12,10 +12,30 @@ copyright and license policies for Gentoo Linux.
<p>
Every Gentoo project must abide by the
<uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/get-started/philosophy/social-contract.html">
-Gentoo Social Contract</uri> and release its work under one or more of
-<uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/glep/glep-0076.html#licensing-of-gentoo-projects">
-predetermined licenses</uri>. Exceptions may be granted by the Gentoo
-Foundation per-case basis.
+Gentoo Social Contract</uri> and release its work under one or more of the
+following licenses:
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ The <uri link="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">
+ GNU General Public License, version 2 or later</uri> (GPL-2+)
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The <uri link="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">
+ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</uri>
+ (CC-BY-SA-4.0), only for documentation
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Any
+ <uri link="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses">
+ GPL-compatible free software license</uri>
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+Exceptions for other (GPL-incompatible) free software licenses may be granted
+by the Gentoo Foundation on a case-by-case basis.
</p>
</body>