Proposed license policy

[Maciej Stachowiak <mjs eazel com>]

I'd like to propose the following to be officially adopted by the
board as an official standing policy for releases.

Please post suggested changes to the policy (note - I didn't say GPL &
LGPL only on purpose, as I feel that is way too contraining).

 - Maciej

GNOME License Policy (proposed)

* All packages released as part of a GNOME release (including an extra
  apps release or an office release) must be free software as
  determined by the Debian Free Software Guidelines / Open Source
  Definition. GPL is strongly preferred (except for libraries that are
  part of the devel platform).

* All libraries that become part of the GNOME development platform
  must have a license that allows for use by both GPL code and
  proprietary code. Acceptable licenses include LGPL, X-style license
  with no advertising clause, and dual MPL/GPL. LGPL is strongly
  preferred.



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