From 6ffda0ad5c921e132b54eb3d49bf66d202c4f663 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tarek Lokal Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:41:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Clarify same-license vs reimplementation (#1247) Expand same-license rule descriptions in rules.yml. Co-authored-by: Cursor --- _data/rules.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/rules.yml b/_data/rules.yml index 54e4504d8..b3781b8b3 100644 --- a/_data/rules.yml +++ b/_data/rules.yml @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ conditions: - description: Users who interact with the licensed material via network are given the right to receive a copy of the source code. label: Network use is distribution tag: network-use-disclose -- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. +- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. label: Same license tag: same-license -- description: Modifications of existing files must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. +- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. label: Same license (file) tag: same-license--file -- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used, or this condition may not apply to works that use the licensed material as a library. +- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. label: Same license (library) tag: same-license--library From 02d257b60c48120d9bba9948905ba7ad54711366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tarek Lokal Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:41:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix file and library same-license rule wording Co-authored-by: Cursor --- _data/rules.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/rules.yml b/_data/rules.yml index b3781b8b3..cd9c08c95 100644 --- a/_data/rules.yml +++ b/_data/rules.yml @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ conditions: - description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. label: Same license tag: same-license -- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. +- description: Modifications of existing files must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative files; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate code from those files. label: Same license (file) tag: same-license--file -- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used. This applies to derivative works based on the licensed material; it does not require a particular license for a clean-room reimplementation that does not incorporate the licensed work. +- description: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used, or this condition may not apply to works that use the licensed material as a library. Linking or combining with a library under this condition does not extend to independent reimplementations that do not use the library’s source. label: Same license (library) tag: same-license--library