From 33107b8baa33f3e34e733ca0eb3a0d12978d3a5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Linksvayer Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 13:58:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] appendix link to see whether license already cataloged Inspired by https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/issues/454 asking for an already-cataloged license to be added. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1faa0ed..2a41ddf 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ get. But first, please make sure you understand what ## Adding a license -Choosealicense.com is intended to demystify license choices, not present all of them. As such, there are several requirements for a license to be listed on the site: +Choosealicense.com is intended to demystify license choices, not present or catalog all of them. As such, only a small number are highlighted on the home page and and there are several requirements for a license to be [cataloged](http://choosealicense.com/appendix/) on the site: 1. The license must have [an SPDX identifier](https://spdx.org/licenses/). If your license isn't registered with SPDX, please [request that it be added](https://spdx.org/spdx-license-list/request-new-license-or-exception). 2. The license must be listed on one of the following approved lists of licenses: @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Choosealicense.com is intended to demystify license choices, not present all of If your proposed license meets the above criteria, here's a few other things to keep in mind as you propose the license's addition: +* Is the license already cataloged? See for a list of all of the licenses known by the site. * Licenses live in the `/_licenses` folder. * The license files should be in the format of `_licenses/[lowercased-spdx-id].txt` (e.g., `_licenses/mit.txt`) * Each license has both [required and optional metadata](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com#license-metadata) that should be included.