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authorMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2016-02-27 14:12:08 +0100
committerMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2016-02-27 14:12:08 +0100
commit56bea488cbee7a3b89a34d916b283cd5fe03b64b (patch)
treeb16b461cdb5c172c2779d91f14b4750eb7015699 /bip-0002.mediawiki
parent7f12be52d34e16c4acfdec59ec84b136a800af44 (diff)
downloadbips-56bea488cbee7a3b89a34d916b283cd5fe03b64b.tar.xz
[BIP 2] Allow optional License-Code header
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@@ -139,10 +139,17 @@ New BIPs may be accepted with the following licenses. Each new BIP must identify
For example, a preamble might include the following License header:
- License: PD
- CC-0
+ License: CC-0
MIT
+It is also possible to license source code differently from the BIP text. A optional License-Code header is placed after the License header. Again, each license must be referenced by their respective abbreviation given below.
+
+For example, a preamble specifying the optional License-Code header might look like:
+
+ License: CC-0
+ MIT
+ License-Code: GPL-2.0
+
====Recommended licenses====
* BSD-2-Clause: [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause OSI-approved BSD 2-clause license]