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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index bda004df..f09b1529 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -96,8 +96,18 @@ All new contributed material that is not executable, including all text when not --> Any components proposed for reuse should have a license that permits releasing -a derivative work under *LGPL v2.1 or later* or LGPL v3. Moreover, the license of -a proposed component should be approved by OSI, no exceptions. +a derivative work under *LGPL v3 or later* (that includes licenses permitting +*LGPL v2.1 or later* but not *LGPL v2.1 only*). In any case, the component +should be redistributable under a license from +[the list approved by OSI](https://opensource.org/licenses), no exceptions. + +We use [SPDX](https://spdx.dev) conventions for copyright statements. Please +follow them when making a sizable contribution: add your name and year to +the top of the file. New files should begin with the following preamble: +```cpp +// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Your Name <your@email.address> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later +``` ## Vulnerability reporting (security issues) - see [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md) |