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| + | This table is used to track license list requests and is maintained by the Legal team. | ||
| + | We started tracking license requests in this table after release 1.18 of the License List. Entries submitted prior to that had their Date Submitted arbitrarily set to January 1, 2013. | ||
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| Zend Engine v2.0 | | Zend Engine v2.0 | ||
| Under Review | | Under Review | ||
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| Unicode License Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license (for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. '''more research needed''' to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. | | Unicode License Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license (for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. '''more research needed''' to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. | ||
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| Under Review | | Under Review | ||
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| See http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/day=20121201 | | See http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/day=20121201 | ||
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| Unlicense | | Unlicense | ||
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| see thread here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=unlicenseamp group=gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal | | see thread here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=unlicenseamp group=gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal | ||
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| add short identifier to list; see email from David Wheeler | | add short identifier to list; see email from David Wheeler | ||
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| GPL-2.0 identifier | | GPL-2.0 identifier | ||
| Under Review | | Under Review | ||
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| issue of potential confusion with short identifier "GPL-2.0" meaning GPLv2 only; whereas GPLv2 or later, uses short identifier "GPL-2.0+" should short identifier be changed to "GPL-2.0-only" for symmetry and clarity? | | issue of potential confusion with short identifier "GPL-2.0" meaning GPLv2 only; whereas GPLv2 or later, uses short identifier "GPL-2.0+" should short identifier be changed to "GPL-2.0-only" for symmetry and clarity? | ||
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| FLORA | | FLORA | ||
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| decided not to add at this point in time, pending completion of license inclusion guidelines. see http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/month=20121101 for most recent thread on the topic and meeting minutes where discussed at: [[Legal_Team/Minutes/2012-10-31]] | | decided not to add at this point in time, pending completion of license inclusion guidelines. see http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/month=20121101 for most recent thread on the topic and meeting minutes where discussed at: [[Legal_Team/Minutes/2012-10-31]] | ||
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| Unicode | | Unicode | ||
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| to add? (from FSF list) - Unicode LIcense Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license(for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. '''more research needed''' to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. | | to add? (from FSF list) - Unicode LIcense Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license(for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. '''more research needed''' to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 5 June 2013
This table is used to track license list requests and is maintained by the Legal team.
We started tracking license requests in this table after release 1.18 of the License List. Entries submitted prior to that had their Date Submitted arbitrarily set to January 1, 2013.
| License | Status | Date Submitted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zend Engine v2.0 | Under Review | Unicode License Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license (for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. more research needed to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. | |
| "old" MIT | Under Review | See http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/day=20121201 | |
| Unlicense | Under Review | see thread here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=unlicenseamp group=gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal | |
| US Gov't works | Under Review | add short identifier to list; see email from David Wheeler | |
| GPL-2.0 identifier | Under Review | issue of potential confusion with short identifier "GPL-2.0" meaning GPLv2 only; whereas GPLv2 or later, uses short identifier "GPL-2.0+" should short identifier be changed to "GPL-2.0-only" for symmetry and clarity?
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| FLORA | On Hold | decided not to add at this point in time, pending completion of license inclusion guidelines. see http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.licenses.spdx.legal/month=20121101 for most recent thread on the topic and meeting minutes where discussed at: Legal_Team/Minutes/2012-10-31 | |
| Unicode | More Research Needed | to add? (from FSF list) - Unicode LIcense Agreement for Data Files and Software – are there other versions or other Unicode licenses? It does not appear so, based on the info on this page: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html ... → realized that Fedora has a different Unicode license(for Character Database, Fedora uses short identifier: UCD, found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:UCD?rd=Licensing/UCD ) than the Unicode license above from the FSF list. more research needed to see if there are others, so can appropriately name, etc. |
