[tor-bugs] #22685 [Core Tor/Tor]: policy for acceptable licenses from contributors

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Wed Jun 21 18:01:17 UTC 2017


#22685: policy for acceptable licenses from contributors
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     Reporter:  catalyst      |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 We should have a policy statement about what licenses we will accept for
 contributions to Core Tor.  Maybe it should go into `CodingStandards.md`
 or similar.

 It seems like we currently want BSD-licensed code (3-clause?) and maybe
 don't want copylefted stuff?

 Maybe also clarify that patches to an existing file are assumed to be
 copyright-assigned to us or licensed under the same license as the
 original file.

 Bonus points if there's a well-written rationale for our licensing
 choices.  (But maybe that should be a separate ticket.)

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