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
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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
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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
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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
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Update about.md
2016-05-26 14:06:23 -05:00
Jilayne Lovejoy
e161092270
Update about.md
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Add SPDX license list reference
2016-05-23 08:40:14 -05:00
Philippe Loctaux
edbb88820a
Update bsd-3-clause-clear.txt
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fixed spelling
2016-05-23 08:27:44 +02:00
Philippe Loctaux
f58d55c699
Update bsd-3-clause.txt
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Better limitations:trademark-use
2016-05-06 09:37:48 -07:00
Shane Curcuru
00f177f856
Merge pull request #1 from ShaneCurcuru/patch-2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
git
57949d33db
Removed license text header
2016-04-27 15:55:34 -07:00
