Re: Does Debian itself have a license?
Hi Hong!
On 2018/09/08 21:48, Hong Xu wrote:
> I understand that each piece of software has its own license in Debian
> and they can be easily looked up. However, I have trouble finding the
> license of the Debian itself, e.g., metadata of packages, default
> configuration files created by the Debian project, etc. Can you provide
> any information on that? Thanks!
>
> Example: Fedora provides a license for the compilation of the project:
> <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Licenses/LicenseAgreement>; and so
> does CentOS (License agreement upon first boot).
Not a license per sé, but we have the Debian Social Contract which is a
cornerstone of the project:
https://www.debian.org/social_contract
If someone is interested in where Debian stands on licensing, then that
page should probably answer most questions.
-Jonathan
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