From 2e6e0fc811ed0207b1d2c3d3ebfc95010189dfa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryce Harrington Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:48:53 -0700 Subject: Contributing: Specify use of MIT Expat for new code files Signed-off-by: Bryce Harrington Reviewed-by: Pekka Paalanen --- doc/Contributing | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/Contributing b/doc/Contributing index c51b7e8..39c3e39 100644 --- a/doc/Contributing +++ b/doc/Contributing @@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ my_function(void) x = function_with_a_really_long_name(parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4); +== Licensing == + +Wayland is licensed with the intention to be usable anywhere X.org is. +Originally, X.org was covered under the MIT X11 license, but changed to +the MIT Expat license. Similarly, Wayland was covered initially as MIT +X11 licensed, but changed to the MIT Expat license, following in X.org's +footsteps. Other than wording, the two licenses are substantially the +same, with the exeption of a no-advertising clause in X11 not included +in Expat. + +New source code files should specify the MIT Expat license in their +boilerplate, as part of the copyright statement. + == References == [1] http://git-scm.com/documentation -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2