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diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/shared_snippets/licensing.txt b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/shared_snippets/licensing.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4b3051 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/shared_snippets/licensing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +.. note:: + **LICENSING REQUIREMENTS** Ansible enforces the following licensing requirements: + + * Utilities (files in ``lib/ansible/module_utils/``) may have one of two licenses: + * A file in ``module_utils`` used **only** for a specific vendor's hardware, provider, or service may be licensed under GPLv3+. + Adding a new file under ``module_utils`` with GPLv3+ needs to be approved by the core team. + * All other ``module_utils`` must be licensed under BSD, so GPL-licensed third-party and Galaxy modules can use them. + * If there's doubt about the appropriate license for a file in ``module_utils``, the Ansible Core Team will decide during an Ansible Core Community Meeting. + * All other files shipped with Ansible, including all modules, must be licensed under the GPL license (GPLv3 or later). + * Existing license requirements still apply to content in ansible/ansible (ansible-core). + * Content that was previously in ansible/ansible or a collection and has moved to a new collection must retain the license it had in its prior repository. + * Copyright entries by previous committers must also be kept in any moved files. |