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Mike Linksvayer
49fca01280 make tests not overwrite non-mutable document 'id' 2016-05-31 15:44:12 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
0c26959bc0 abbreviate suggestion from @bill-auger 2016-05-31 09:39:14 -07:00
bill auger
24f6891f9c expansion/clarification of non-license permissions 
I made some suggestions to this documentation today because I have been wondering about these ambiguities for years and am recently, trying to convince a repo maintainer to add a license to his repo which has over 1000 regular users; but this document (even the section: "Ask the maintainers nicely to add a license") offers nothing convincing to that end.  In fact, it is barely self-consistent, and the GitHub TOS is so terse on the topic that it is not at all clear what this document implies specifically for GitHub users.

The one paragraph states that GitHub public repos are forkable (and actually download-able) regardless of the license or lack thereof.  Then the very next paragraph states that without a license users may not use the material in ANY way.  This avoids blatant contradiction only by omitting that, strictly speaking, without a license the rights do not exist to copy or fork either.

I hope this edit will serve to inform users until perhaps GitHub more clearly defines the limits of the permissions granted in section F1 of the TOS.  Until then, I hope that the drafters of the GitHub TOS would read this PR mindfully and note that it raises some important issues.
 2016-05-31 08:28:32 -04:00
Mike Linksvayer
6b2eaebac5 add '+' to spdx id if _GPL 2016-05-30 18:34:51 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
37e3a00efb add spdx id w/hint about adding to pkg description to sidebar 2016-05-30 18:20:45 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
4551fddd88 Merge pull request #420 from github/table-scope 
add scope=col or row to appendix table
 2016-05-30 14:30:22 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
c9dbe70f03 add scope=col or row to appendix table 
as recommended by
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/tables/two-headers/
http://webaim.org/techniques/tables/data
 2016-05-29 13:16:41 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
c8ff52d9e8 Merge pull request #419 from jlovejoy/patch-1 
Update about.md
 2016-05-26 14:06:23 -05:00
Jilayne Lovejoy
e161092270 Update about.md 
fix list item for SPDX License List to reflect formal name
 2016-05-26 12:09:58 -06:00
Mike Linksvayer
027890a5a8 Merge pull request #418 from github/nicknames-for-all 
Make nickname a required meta field
 2016-05-25 17:43:28 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
e5f46faa30 test required spdx-ids against data from spdx 2016-05-25 08:53:23 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
28e4765dfe spdx-id required, nickname only for licenses with customary short names 2016-05-24 16:21:13 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
6fe44f4637 Make nickname a required meta field 
Add missing nicknames
Use SPDX ID if no customary nickname (eg GNU GPLv3) exists

This ensures that a relatively compact name is always available

I may be missing some obvious customary names, e.g., is "Eclipse
1.0" customary? For now I've used the SPDX ID, EPL-1.0.
 2016-05-24 14:21:29 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
ce2838f7a0 Merge pull request #415 from ploctaux/gh-pages 
Fixed bsd3 licenses
 2016-05-23 16:40:02 -05:00
Philippe Loctaux
4c4f200344 Update bsd-3-clause.txt 2016-05-23 23:28:53 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
4636330a4c Update bsd-3-clause-clear.txt 2016-05-23 23:28:32 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
78f4c90012 Merge branch 'gh-pages' into gh-pages 2016-05-23 21:30:22 +02:00
Mike Linksvayer
3f2f0b0efa Merge pull request #411 from github/legend 
Legend for appendix table of licenses
 2016-05-23 08:44:32 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
2e333a01bc Merge branch 'gh-pages' into legend 2016-05-23 08:41:50 -05:00
Mike Linksvayer
66ae5b1b60 Merge pull request #416 from pombredanne/patch-1 
Add SPDX license list reference
 2016-05-23 08:40:14 -05:00
Philippe Loctaux
edbb88820a Update bsd-3-clause-clear.txt 
fixed spelling
 2016-05-23 08:27:44 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
f58d55c699 Update bsd-3-clause.txt 
fixed spelling
 2016-05-23 08:27:24 +02:00
Philippe Ombredanne
76326f87b0 Fix markdown syntax for SPDX link. 2016-05-22 21:03:42 +02:00
Philippe Ombredanne
ce5b42e510 Add SPDX license list reference 
It may be relevant to add a link to SPDX as even though  SPDX is referenced is many other places in the repo, it does not show up in the about.md.
That would a nice addition! (disclaimer: I am on of the SPDX co-founders)
 2016-05-22 18:49:10 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
a84497089b Update bsd-3-clause.txt 2016-05-20 00:36:36 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
88eab45508 Update bsd-3-clause-clear.txt 2016-05-20 00:36:21 +02:00
Mike Linksvayer
ea641ba352 slightly less tortured wording 2016-05-14 13:20:20 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
825ea4edd3 link from table headers to legend terms 2016-05-14 13:15:56 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
5ba84b2865 add a legend 2016-05-14 13:11:28 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
b67f10b769 Merge pull request #409 from github/merge-patent-cols 
Single patent column handles permission and limitation cases
 2016-05-13 10:13:14 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
a0dbaceec5 Single patent column handles permission and limitation cases 2016-05-10 14:59:04 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
4d3acb603a Merge pull request #408 from github/apendix-hover 
Add rule tooltips to the appendix
 2016-05-10 10:46:05 -07:00
Ben Balter
3c90fe0c46 add tooltips to appendix 2016-05-10 13:43:44 -04:00
Mike Linksvayer
7ffc029d8a Merge pull request #406 from github/appendix 
Appendix/table of all repo licenses; closes #388
 2016-05-10 10:11:29 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
4ad3bf98c2 Appendix/table of all repo licenses; closes #388 2016-05-09 12:12:38 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
0b0ff8fdba Merge pull request #405 from ShaneCurcuru/patch-1 
Better limitations:trademark-use
 2016-05-06 09:37:48 -07:00
Shane Curcuru
00f177f856 Merge pull request #1 from ShaneCurcuru/patch-2 
Match readme to actual description
 2016-05-05 21:41:54 -04:00
Shane Curcuru
46270d6389 Match readme to actual description 2016-05-05 21:39:47 -04:00
Shane Curcuru
4c3818e881 Update with proposed suggestion 2016-05-05 21:38:16 -04:00
Shane Curcuru
d1ad7bd8e3 Better limitations:trademark-use 
Existing phrase is likely confusing to new readers; trying to better clarify the fact that copyright licenses don't grant you trademarks anyway, but that these licenses are explicit about letting you know trademarks aren't copyrights.
 2016-05-05 15:47:27 -04:00
Mike Linksvayer
76970d1170 Merge branch 'gh-pages' into functional-descriptions 2016-05-03 14:44:18 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
d82bc65635 Merge pull request #402 from Zimmi48/gh-pages 
Add more info on MPL 2.0
 2016-05-03 14:43:27 -07:00
Théo Zimmermann
1f667089c7 Highlight projects with simpler licensing practices 2016-05-03 22:53:25 +02:00
Théo Zimmermann
a84fc73166 Update the link to LibreOffice license file 2016-05-03 17:52:42 +02:00
Théo Zimmermann
f915264bc8 Add examples of software under MPL 
No better links found for Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.
 2016-05-03 12:27:55 +02:00
Théo Zimmermann
7eeef34696 Add a note on the recommended boilerplate 
See the recommendation of the Mozilla Foundation here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/FAQ/#license-use
 2016-05-03 11:53:33 +02:00
Mike Linksvayer
f92e91a72d improved wording suggested by @Zimmi48 2016-05-02 10:31:59 -07:00
Mike Linksvayer
e4bbec6104 Merge pull request #400 from waldyrious/patch-1 
don't use the same color for headings and links
 2016-04-29 08:03:13 -07:00
Waldir Pimenta
458ef6a7b0 don't use the same color for headings and links 
changed to a slightly-blue grey, which IMO fits well with the current style.
 2016-04-28 17:51:16 +01:00
Mike Linksvayer
7913664645 Merge branch 'LeoFNaN-solo-license-page-355' into gh-pages 2016-04-28 09:13:29 -07:00